Interview: Alison Gaylin and Megan Abbott talk about Normandy Gold
Alison Gaylin writes tense crime thrillers. Megan Abbott is the queen of contemporary American noir. If you love crime fiction as much as we do, and enjoy a good graphic novel too, then you couldn’t have dreamed it much better. Last year, both authors teamed…
This is How it Ends
This is How it Ends is the work of Eva Dolan, one of finest new voices in British crime fiction today. It tells the tale of Molly and Ella, two campaigners in London, where property developers are alevelling entire neighbourhoods left, right and centre to…
Bad memories, good books
On the Radar — This week our new books column brings you the latest in David Baldacci’s Amos Decker series, a non-fiction survey of the best historical crime fiction by expert Barry Forshaw, plus a trip to Italy. We’ve also got a good selection of…
First look: Breakneck by Duane Swierczynski
After Bill Sienkiewicz, Duane Swierczynski might just have the second most unpronounceable name in comics. But it’s one you’ll never forget. He’s written The Punisher, Judge Dredd, Deadpool and X-Men, and in the world of crime fiction his Charlie Hardie series and 10 standalone novels…
A focus on revenge
On the Radar — April showers bring May flowers, but the latest from the author of Black Eyed Susans has a cover featuring startling red autumn leaves… and a corpse, of course. It’s our lead book as we break into spring here on Crime Fiction Lover. We’ve…
Belgian crime show Salamander returns
Do you remember the Belgian crime show Salamander, in which detective Paul Gerardi was drawn into unravelling a conspiracy following the robbery of some safety deposit boxes? The Flemish production had British viewers entranced when it was shown on BBC Four in 2014, attracting over…
John Connolly is the Maine man
On the Radar — He might be an Irishman, but John Connolly’s Charlie Parker series is set in the wooded North East state of Maine, and it’s had readers entwined ever since the first book, Every Dead Thing, back in 1999. The author’s latest starts…