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On the Radar: Ms Tree and suspense

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

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

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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On the Radar: It's farewell, Peter Diamond

It’s a bittersweet moment for fans of British police procedurals will as Peter Lovesey’s Bath-based detective Peter Diamond hands in his badge. Plus, our news report brings you murder at a wedding, murder under the Arctic ice, murder in 16th century Italy and a fine-looking…
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Interview: Craig Terlson

As we saw in Three Minute Hero, reluctant investigator Luke Fischer is a bit of a wayward soul, who has emerged from the Canadian prairies to fight crime across North America – sometimes through the bottom of a beer glass – all described in Craig…
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Best indie crime book of 2024 shortlist

At Crime Fiction Lover, we’ve always championed the creativity and innovation that independent authors and publishers bring to the crime genre. While the big publishers often dominate headlines and bestseller lists, indie crime fiction offers a fresh perspective and daring storytelling that push boundaries. That’s…
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