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First look: Clown Town by Mick Herron

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While Slow Horses has become a smash success on AppleTV+, it’s been three years since we’ve seen Jackson Lamb and his unmerry band of MI5 misfits on the pages of a new novel. That changes in September, when Oxford-based author Mick Herron will resume Lamb’s…
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On the Radar: The Murder Show and more

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What treasures does this week’s new books column hold in store? Well, we have everything from TV producers solving murders to stained glass window mysteries and even a courier with a briefcase surgically attached to his wrist. Six books to choose from, so which will…
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On the Radar: A visit to Marble Hall

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Fictional investigator Atticus Pünd and real fictional book editor Susan Ryeland – as seen in the BBC series Magpie Murders – return once again thanks to their creator, Anthony Horowitz. A playful take on the Golden Age mystery, Marble Hall Murders leads our report this…
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Interview: Fiona Forsyth

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Historical crime fiction has always been popular, but in 2025 we’re seeing more of it than ever. If you need an escape from the stresses of watching the news, then authors like Fiona Forsyth have the answer. In her latest novel, Death and the Poet,…
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On the Radar: Beware the Zamboni driver

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This is a first. A Zamboni driver accused of murder is something we’ve never seen before but veteran crime fiction author Bryan Gruley has dreamed it up for his latest mystery. Bitterfrost is the first of six novels in this week’s crime fiction roundup, which…
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Interview: Miles Joyner

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Today we welcome to the site Miles Joyner, a new crime author based in Washington, DC, who is about to release his first techno thriller. Bazaar is set in Miles’s hometown and opens with the assassination of a diplomat’s son while he waits for the…
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On the Radar: Inside number 10?

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Times of turmoil and insecurity call for books. And more books. Crime books. And lots of them. We love debut novels, and we know cosy crime fiction is huge at the moment, so we’re going to start our report with a book that fits the…
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