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On the Radar: How about... playgroup noir?

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Right? I mean, who knew? Could playgroup noir become a thing? We like to stay ahead of the curve but English author Katherine Faulkner might soon be appearing on literary festival panels around the world discussing this new corner of crime fiction. Her novel The…
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On the Radar: Crimes a plenty

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Thomas the Tank Engine once sang that there were jobs for everyone – jobs a plenty. Over here in our genre, a ‘job’ means something different and indeed there are crimes for everyone in this week’s On the Radar column. We’ve got murder by drowning…
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On the Radar: Crime fiction compass

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Where do you want to go today? Because crime fiction will take you anywhere. Shall we head west, with Lee Goldberg’s Western-style police novel, Calico? Or south to New Zealand for Nalini Singh’s new psychological thriller? French author Johana Gustawsson heads north to Sweden in…
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Features

French mystery film Black Box on BBC Four

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Here’s a heads-up for crime fiction lovers who enjoy tuning in to BBC Four’s subtitled slot at 9pm on Saturdays, which usually features a crime show. This week (Saturday 11 November), the channel is airing the critically acclaimed French film Black Box, or Boîte Noire….
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