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First look: Stasi Wolf

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Last year during New Talent November, we brought you our review of Stasi Child, David Young’s impressive debut. For anyone looking for a new crime novel setting, it was a bit of a revelation – not many have been set in the German Democratic Republic,…
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Burning hot noir

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On the Radar — As the winter weather grows colder, wetter and more hostile in the UK, let’s warm our hands with some hot climate crime stories. There’s also a road trip kill fest, a nautical murder novel, and a case for Dr Watson. Let…
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Iceland Noir: Magical murder tour

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What is it that makes Icelandic crime fiction so captivating? It was the Magical Murder Tour that wrapped up Iceland Noir yesterday which provided many of the clues. Organised by Iceland Noir and All Iceland, the journey lasted from sunrise to sunset and explored the great…
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Iceland Noir: Congratulations Ann Cleeves

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Last night at Reykjavik’s grand Hotel Borg, Ann Cleeves was announced the winner of Iceland Noir’s first ever Honorary Award for Services to the Art of Crime Fiction. The author of both the Vera series, set in North East England, and the Shetland books, with…
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Iceland Noir 2016: open for business

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“There ain’t no cure for loving crime fiction,” said Val McDermid in her keynote speech, which opened the Iceland Noir festival in Reykjavik this evening. In an eloquent talk, she outlined – in great depth – a range of parallels between British crime fiction and Nordic…
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The burnt remains

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On the Radar — Reporting to you from Reykjavik, the world’s most northerly capital city, we start off this week’s new book’s column with a book set in the city that involves the burnt remains of a murder victim. On the Radar also offers stops…
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