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Tom Rob Smith and Mark Billingham talk crime

17 November, 2015

HarperCollins and the team at Killer Reads have shared a couple of videos featuring crime authors Tim Rob Smith and Mark Billingham being interviewed on their work by fellow crime writer Simon Toyne. In the first clip, below, Tim Rob Smith – author of Child 44…

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First look: Cut Me In by Ed McBain

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16 November, 2015

Yes, you’ve got us on that headline. It’s not really a first look because Cut Me In was originally published in 1954, and it was written by McBain under the pseudonym Hunt Collins. However, as this is the first time the book’s been in print in…

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NTN: Dead White by Gwen Parrot

By crimefictionlover

13 November, 2015

There is a thriving interest in crime fiction translated from Swedish, Danish, Nowegian and Icelandic too. From the French and Japanese, we say ‘more please.’ But what about from British languages like Welsh and Gaelic? After all, with its storytelling traditions Celtic culture is full…

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NTN: Abir Mukherjee interviewed

By crimefictionlover

11 November, 2015

Last February, we reported on how the previously unpublished writer Abir Mukherjee had won a crime writing competition run by The Daily Telegraph and Harvill Secker. His book, A Rising Man, has been completed and Harvill Secker will be publishing it in May next year. Becoming a crime…

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A brief history of Chinese crime fiction

By crimefictionlover

10 November, 2015

First published in the 1990s, Christopher West’s The China Quartet novels have been given a substantial rewrite by the author and are being issued as ebooks starting this month with Death of A Blue Lantern. When he looked back on his series the author decided…

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Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo

By crimefictionlover

5 November, 2015

Translated by Neil Smith — Well known for his bestselling Harry Hole novels, Jo Nesbo has led his fans down a new avenue of late. Last year’s Blood on Snow was a wonderfully gloomy piece of noir writing, set in the middle of a 1970s winter and featuring a…

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Welcome to New Talent November 2015

By crimefictionlover

1 November, 2015

The crime fiction market would soon grow stale if it weren’t for the constant infusion of new blood. Here at Crime Fiction Lover, we love to discover debut novels. We also enjoy tracking down unrecognised writing talents who’ve got something special to share, and letting you…

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10 super scary crime reads for Halloween 2015

By crimefictionlover

29 October, 2015

Mystery, suspense, chills and thrills are all part of the crime fiction experience. At Halloween, however, you might want your reading to have a little extra terror. The threat of the unknown, perhaps. This carefully curated list brings with it demons, ghosts, horror, and more,…

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Tom Rob Smith and Mark Billingham talk crime

First look: Cut Me In by Ed McBain

NTN: Dead White by Gwen Parrot

NTN: Abir Mukherjee interviewed

A brief history of Chinese crime fiction

Midnight Sun by Jo Nesbo

Welcome to New Talent November 2015

10 super scary crime reads for Halloween 2015

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