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On the Radar: Ballads, rituals, ruins and glass houses

24 January, 2025

Our crime fiction radar is tracking five incoming novels that will have you excited – especially if you like books with a unique atmosphere, and enjoy discovering new writers. We lead off with the well-known literary crime author William Boyle and his latest Brooklyn story….

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On the Radar: Premium dog food

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17 January, 2025

Oh dear, today we bring you news about one bad doggy who has jumped ahead up the food chain and made a meal of their owner. Get a load of Helle’s Hound, new from Oskar Jensen as our lead book this week. Plus, there are…

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Crá: The Irish language crime drama on BBC iPlayer

By crimefictionlover

17 January, 2025

Available on the iPlayer, Crá is an interesting crime show in many respects. While it certainly doesn’t have the production values of a full-on Netflix, HBO or BBC series, it does show us the shadowy side of a little seen part of the world. Set…

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Interview: Dandy Smith

By crimefictionlover

16 January, 2025

We love a good crime story, and we also love success stories that involve new crime authors. Based near Bath in Somerset, Dandy Smith has wanted to be a writer since childhood, she studied for two degrees in writing, honed her skills in fantasy and…

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First look: Runaway Horses by Fruttero and Lucentini

By crimefictionlover

14 January, 2025

We love an attractive, artful book cover – so let’s take a moment to admire the jacket for Runaway Horses by the Italian authors Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini. With a horse race central to the storyline, we see jockeys galloping across a terracotta scene,…

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On the Radar: A wild ride ahead

By crimefictionlover

10 January, 2025

Are you ready for some scheming, deadly rivalries, double dealing and stealing, not to mention the past catching up with certain people who thought they’d got away with it…? Well, you’re in the right place because this week’s crime novels offer all that and more….

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Interview: Charlotte Printz

By crimefictionlover

7 January, 2025

Guten tag, crime fiction lovers – we’ve got a new writer we think you’d be interested to meet. Charlotte Printz is a German cosy crime author whose debut novel, Nightingale & Co, arrives this month in English for the first time from Corylus Books. Set…

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On the Radar: The first new crime novels of 2025

By crimefictionlover

3 January, 2025

Happy New Year, and welcome back to On the Radar, our weekly news column with the latest releases in the world of crime and mystery books. The year 2025 gets underway somewhat fittingly with the death of a bookseller in Bristol. We’ve got crime fiction…

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On the Radar: Ballads, rituals, ruins and glass houses

On the Radar: Premium dog food

Crá: The Irish language crime drama on BBC iPlayer

Interview: Dandy Smith

First look: Runaway Horses by Fruttero and Lucentini

On the Radar: A wild ride ahead

Interview: Charlotte Printz

On the Radar: The first new crime novels of 2025

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