Crime thrillers for Christmas 2019
On the Radar — ‘Tis the season for a good round of murder and mystery if you’re a crime fiction lover. This week our news…
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- Mal McEwan: Top five books of 2019: I want my crime fiction to take me to different place
- Kate Vane: Top five books of 2019: As a crime fiction fan, I'm contrary. I want authors t
- Interview: Leigh Russell: It's 10 years since DI Geraldine Steel first appeared in pr
- A Very Scandi Scandal – Nordic noir caper comes to…: Arriving on the Channel 4
- First look: Cromwell Stone: Of course we'll call out cheating in crime novels wheneve
Kill the election blues
On the Radar — So, 12 December is election day in the UK and everyone who’s not heatedly arguing about politics is heatedly telling everybody…
From Greenland to Golgotha
On the Radar — Every week you can find the latest crime fiction releases right here in our On the Radar column. This week we’ll…
A Very Scandi Scandal – Nordic noir caper comes to Walter Presents
Arriving on the Channel 4 streaming service Walter Presents from 6 December, A Very Scandi Scandal offers a different perspective on Nordic noir with a…
Tokyo trouble
On the Radar — This week our new crime books column features the latest from Nicolas Obregon, a writer who sets his mysteries in Japan.…
The Siberian Dilemma
Written by Martin Cruz Smith — On average, a new Arkady Renko novel only arrives every 4.75 years, so if you’ve read any of Martin…
Welcome back, Arkady
On the Radar — Martin Cruz Smith is one of the most influential American crime authors, and instead of setting his books in the Big…
First look: Cromwell Stone
Of course we’ll call out cheating in crime novels whenever possible, such as when authors use the supernatural as a get-out at the end of…
The Sinner season 2 coming to BBC Four
The Sinner is a show with a rare and interesting premise. It focuses on cases where the police appear to have a dead-tight case against…
Death in the East, and more…
On the Radar — This week our new books column brings a good selection of books, with an eclectic mix of themes and styles represented.…
The Team is back as Euro crime returns to Walter Presents
When cross-border collaboration is needed to crack a case, Europol forms a team of detectives from different countries – and that’s exactly what happens after…
Crime fiction for the autumn
On the Radar — The leaves are turning orange, gold and red, the wind is blowing cold, and the sun is falling from the sky.…
Five of the best domestic noir novels with Barry Forshaw
Barry Forshaw, author of the new Crime Fiction: A Reader’s Guide, points us towards some important entries in the hottest of current crime genres… Author…
Hot, hot, hot
On the Radar — Can you spot the incendiary thread that runs through the first three new crime releases this week? We’ve got arson and…
David is dead…
On the Radar — Our weekly new books column returns with the latest from UK author Kerry Wilkinson, whose psychological thriller kicks off with a…
Dublin Murders coming to BBC One
The Dublin Murder Squad series of crime novels by Tana French are being adapted for television by the BBC and RTE. Starting on Monday 14…