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Pulp Ink 2

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Back when we first launched Crime Fiction Lover almost a year ago, we weren’t so sure how short story compilations would go down with our readers. However we reviewed Pulp Ink, edited by Chris Rhatigan and Nigel Bird to test the waters. It was on…
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Disgrace by Jussi Adler-Olsen

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The cantankerous Copenhagen detective Carl Mørck is back. Disgrace follows on from Mercy and is the second in Adler-Olsen’s Department Q series which sees Mørck and his civilian assistant Assad investigating cold cases from the basement of the police HQ in Denmark’s capital. Riding high…
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Fifty Shades of... the CFL sex survey!

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Unless you’re orbiting on one of Saturn’s outer rings, you’ve probably noticed the stir a certain book called Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James has created. It’s been described as pornographic, and sadistic, and I saw a story online about a man who sprayed…
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Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival

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The Yorkshire town of Harrogate is going to be hit by a four-day crime wave from Thursday 19 July. No, they’re not staging their own mini version of last summer’s riots. Rather, Thursday sees the return of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival along…
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First look: The Bat by Jo Nesbo

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We don’t want to ignite a flaming wall of envy among fellow fans of Scandinavian crime fiction, but something seismic happened today at CFL HQ. The very first Harry Hole novel, penned by Jo Nesbo in his native Norwegian 15 years ago, arrived on the…
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Interview: Robert Pobi

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Even before his dark, bloody and downright scary novel Bloodman was published, Robert Pobi led an interesting life. According to his site he dealt in Georgian antiques for 13 years, and has fished for Great Whites in the ocean and monster pike in the lakes…
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Milo's picks for June

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A pinch and a punch for the first of the month, but not only that. Our guest columnist Miles of the ever popular book blog Milo’s Rambles is back to share his crime picks from the month of June. And we’ll hand you straight over…
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