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Meet the author: Diane Schaffer

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A good crime novel and a glass of fine wine go hand in hand for many crime fiction lovers, and Californian author Diane Schaffer taps into that with Mortal Zin. Set in the Santa Cruz wine region, it’s a story driven by two strong female…
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Beck's back with two special cases for 2025

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The Swedish crime drama Beck has returned to the BBC iPlayer and BBC Four, with two feature-length specials for 2025. Continuing the long-running series about homicide cops in Stockholm, the new films see the further development of Martin Beck’s grandson, Wilhelm, from beat cop to…
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On the Radar: The Famous Five? Dead?

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The title of our lead book this week, at least, makes us think of simpler times, and it comes from an author who won our Best Indie Novel Award in 2022. Following Sulari Gentill’s Five Found Dead, we’ve got two quite different Yorkshire mysteries, a…
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Meet the author: Catherine Merridale

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Moscow might not be top of your travel itinerary at the moment, but with crime fiction and historian Catherine Merridale you can safely travel there in your imagination in Moscow Underground. The setup is fascinating. As he consolidates power, Josef Stalin wants to show the…
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On the Radar: Illusion, mystery and reality

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Welcome to our weekly news column. This edition begins with the latest from Tom Mead, featuring his 1930s sleuth Joseph Spector, who is also an illusionist. There’s more historical crime fiction in that period with Catherine Merridale’s very different Moscow Underground, plus we’ve got thrillers,…
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