Another brick in the wall
On the Radar — Sometimes a book arrives that’s so big the postman needs to knock on the door because it won’t fit in the letterbox. The Border by Don Winslow is a good example. It’s the kind of book we normally refer to as…
Interview: David Laws
Writing punchy copy comes naturally to David Laws. He spent most of his life as a journalist writing for national and local newspapers, and has now reinvented himself and is using his skills in the crime fiction genre. His second novel, Exit Day, is set…
What really happened?
On the Radar — What really happened? It’s what every thriller and every mystery has us turning the pages to find out, isn’t it? This week’s books have plenty of subterfuge and plot twists as we wait to find out what really happened to Annie…
Greyzone – high-tech Nordic noir coming to Walter Presents
When Swedish and Danish television producers collaborated to create The Bridge, it took Nordic noir television to another level. Now that programme seems to have run its course, fans are looking for the next big thing. So let us introduce Greyzone, a new thriller where…
Stone cold dead
On the Radar — Maybe it’s because archaeologists thought that human sacrifice may have taken place at Stonehenge. Maybe what happened in Jamaica Inn continues to haunt us. Or maybe it was that classic Tom Baker Doctor Who episode, The Stones of Blood. Whatever the…
Hot crime reads from Bloodhound Books in 2019
When you feel the need to dive into a crime read that’s instantly accessible, with thrills, suspense, twists, turns and mystery, Bloodhound Books could be the publisher to turn to. The company is one of our main supporters here at Crime Fiction Lover, helping make…
Spare Room by Dreda Say Mitchell
The London-based author Dreda Say Mitchell has written a whole selection of gangster novels with strong female leads, but with Spare Room she’s venturing into new territory, the psychological thriller. From the very beginning she’ll have you wrong footed and turning or swiping pages constantly,…
Another cold and freezing night...
On the Radar — Bernard Minier is one of several French writers who has taken the American noir novel format and given it a Gallic flavour that’s difficult to beat. In fact, he draws in themes, characters and storylines from around Europe, and he usually…