Move any mountain
On the Radar — It’s a varied and esoteric bag of books we bring this week. The best of the bunch appears to be a mystery set in the Dolomites which hit the top of the charts in Italy and is now available in English….
Murder on the Orient Express - the big interview
There’s less than a month to go before the new remake of Murder on the Orient Express appears in cinemas, and we’re getting excited. We know Crime Fiction Lover readers are too, because you keep telling us. As a consequence, we’ve been pestering the film’s…
Hull yes! It's the Hull Noir festival reading list
Between 17 and 19 of November, the city of Kingston upon Hull will be the surrogate home of Iceland Noir, as it travels from its home city of Reykjavik and stops on the Humber. Just like the original festival, Hull Noir 2017 will be celebrating…
Norskov - the Danish Western comes to Walter Presents
Channel 4’s foreign crime drama service Walter Presents is wooing fans of Nordic noir once again this month with Norskov, the award-winning Danish crime show about a cop up against big-time drug dealers and small-town mentalities. The first episode will air on Channel 4 at…
Classics in September 2017 - a recap
The month of September has come to a close, and with it our annual celebration of classic crime fiction of all flavours. We’ve looked at the Golden Age, Sherlock Holmes, cosy, noir, neo-noir, thrillers… you name it. We’ve covered range of crime novels, authors of…
CIS: My classics by Graeme Macrae Burnet
Graeme Macrae Burnet’s first novel, The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau won the Scottish Book Trust New Writer Award in 2013. But it was his second novel that really caught people’s imaginations. His Bloody Project turned one of those ‘skeleton in the cupboard’ moments that family…
Mushrooms can be deadly
On the Radar — The latest novel from Finnish author Antti Tuomainen is arriving soon and this time the victim of the piece appears to be a man who has made millions growing mushrooms. An interesting conceit gets even more intriguing when you find out…
CIS: My five favourite classic crime movies by Warren Adler
These days, many modern crime movies deal with the same themes – and many are still very good – especially those of British origin. I have a long love affair with English literature, London and the surrounding countryside so I can always appreciate a great…