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The Detective Up Late by Adrian McKinty

12 September, 2023

It’s been nearly 12 years since we reviewed The Cold Cold Ground, the first novel in Adrian McKinty’s Sean Duffy series. For reasons that baffle us, books like Rain Dogs, Gun Street Girl and I Hear the Sirens in the Street have been successful with…

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On the Radar: A dark ride

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8 September, 2023

The wait is over for readers who loved Lou Berney’s November Road. The author’s first crime novel in five years has finally arrived and Dark Ride begins the dark ride that is our news column this week. There are theme parks, part-time serial killers, mobsters,…

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On the Radar: Secrets revealed

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1 September, 2023

Some of the finest and funniest contemporary espionage fiction comes from the metaphorical pen of Mick Herron, and the English author is back with his latest – a standalone called The Secret Hours. This is just the beginning, though, because this week we’ve got a…

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Exclusive: Ann Cleeves reads from The Raging Storm

By crimefictionlover

31 August, 2023

Today we have a special guest on the site. The English author Ann Cleeves, author of the world famous Shetland and Vera novels, joins us with a reading from her latest book. The Raging Storm has just been released and it’s the third novel in…

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The Danish crime show DNA returns

By crimefictionlover

30 August, 2023

The Danish crime series DNA has returned to UK screens with a second season featuring the troubled detective Rolf Larsen, played by Anders W Berthelsen. What it has to offer is a storyline that’s as intriguing as it is harrowing. While DNA is often used…

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On the Radar: Put Mother-Daughter Murder Night in your diary

By crimefictionlover

25 August, 2023

We’re always on the lookout for something exciting and different, so our news report this week begins with a book that has a fascinating title, and appears to present some twisted crime fiction delights within. Mother-Daughter Murder Night is Nina Simon’s debut and it leads…

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Van der Valk season three coming to PBS Masterpiece

By crimefictionlover

18 August, 2023

Here’s one that will interest crime fiction lovers in North America. Season three of the British crime series Van der Valk is coming to PBS Masterpiece with three feature-length episodes beginning on Sunday 3 September 2023. This time around, Commissaris Piet Van der Valk of…

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On the Radar: Lies and crime fiction

By crimefictionlover

18 August, 2023

The title and themes of Linwood Barclay’s latest novel have got us thinking. Is making up fiction the same as lying? Are crime authors really mendacious malingerers? Well, we know they aren’t but The Lie Maker looks deliciously intriguing… in a deceptive kind of way….

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The Detective Up Late by Adrian McKinty

On the Radar: A dark ride

On the Radar: Secrets revealed

Exclusive: Ann Cleeves reads from The Raging Storm

The Danish crime show DNA returns

On the Radar: Put Mother-Daughter Murder Night in your diary

Van der Valk season three coming to PBS Masterpiece

On the Radar: Lies and crime fiction

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