Features

Meet the author: Teresa Solana

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We tend to think of Barcelona as a flamboyant, opulent and romantic European city, but you can trust that in crime fiction you will discover what lies beyond the façade. Teresa Solana’s new novel, The Butterfly House, seems the perfect place to start. Translated by…
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Features

Interview: Christopher Harris

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The NFL is so pervasive in American culture, and the scandals that seem to follow it so huge in the American media, that it’s surprising there isn’t a regular flow of crime novels set in and around the sport. Christopher Harris an LA-based gridiron journalist…
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Features

Meet the author: DS Butler

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Not many people know this, but I have Lincolnshire roots. However, until now I’ve not come across a crime series set in the north-east part of the county where my ancestors fished, made bricks and wove baskets going back into time immemorial. All that has…
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Features

Ludwig is back for season two

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Let the glorious Ninth Symphony ring out (choral version, please) because the BBC’s superb cosy crime show, Ludwig, has returned for a second season. Back in 2024, the first season had us hooked and although it’s been a long wait, it looks like the BBC…
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Features

Interview: James B Petrie

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I have to admit, seeing the words ‘Licensed Private Investigator’ followed by a badge number did send a shiver of excitement down my spine when James B Petrie emailed us about his new novel Digging Deeper. When he’s not writing, James is locating missing persons,…
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Features

Meet the author: Jessica Housand

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One of the things that makes running Crime Fiction Lover so rewarding is being able to introduce you to new authors whose ideas and ambition challenge the norms of the genre. So it’s a real pleasure to welcome the American author Jessica Housand to the…
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News

On the Radar: Scratching the surface

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Judging by the amount of submissions we receive for news and reviews, crime fiction is doing very well indeed. They say people are reading less… well they’re not reading less crime fiction, lemmetellya. As a result, this week’s new books report barely scratches the surface…
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