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Big Breath In by John Straley

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A poet laureate of Alaska, John Straley is also a criminal defence investigator and a crime novelist. With Big Breath In, he leaves behind the quirky residents of Alaska and takes us south, past British Columbia, to Washington. It’s in Seattle that we meet Delphine,…
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The most wanted crime novels of 2025

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Are we trend-setters? Are we influencers, here on Crime Fiction Lover? Perhaps, perhaps not. However, we do have a tradition of trying to pick out the most interesting upcoming crime novels at the beginning of the year. For 2025, we’re looking forward to the return…
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On the Radar: Give the gift of crime

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With Christmas nearly here, we wish all our readers a happy holiday season. And if you’re stuck for what to buy somebody, why not give the gift of crime? There are some great mystery suggestions among our 2024 award winners, and each of our contributors…
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On the Radar: New Chris Hammer and more

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Leading our news report this week is Australian author Chris Hammer, with the UK and US publication of his latest novel, The Broken River, set in the gold fields of the Outback. We’ve also got cosy crime fiction, some new rural noir from the US,…
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On the Radar: Ms Tree and suspense

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December is here, and while everyone else seems focused on Christmas trees and the holiday season, we’re getting ready for Ms Tree in a new collection from Max Allan Collins. And this week’s On the Radar brings glad tidings of murder and misdeeds aplenty in…
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Best crime author of 2024 shortlist

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Crime Fiction Lover readers are discerning people, and they nominated a whole range of authors for this award. Our shortlist brings it down to six who have published excellent novels in 2024. Each is worthy of the Best Crime Author accolade in our 2024 awards,…
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Best crime show of 2024 shortlist

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Just like you, when we’re not reading crime novels, we’re often found watching crime shows on TV. Here on the site we regularly feature new series – in particular, overseas crime shows that don’t get much coverage anywhere else. That hasn’t skewed our shortlists though….
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