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Hokuloa Road by Elizabeth Hand

19 July, 2022

Maine-based author Elizabeth Hand writes widely across the crime fiction and dark fantasy genres. With her crime novels we’ve grown used to cold climate settings, and the Cass Neary series has taken readers from New England to Iceland, across the UK and over to Sweden….

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On the Radar: Slicing up eyeballs

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15 July, 2022

If you’re on the queasy side, scroll down now. Forensic-based crime fiction novels might not be your thing… But if you love an unconventional clue, then the new Kathy Reichs novel needs to go on your reading list. Yes, someone has left an eyeball, complete…

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Trom – the Faroese crime drama on BBC Four

By crimefictionlover

12 July, 2022

Trom could just be the Nordic noir crime show you’ve been waiting for. From Ystad to the Arctic Circle and from the forests of Finland to Reykjavik, just about every corner of the old Norse world has appeared as the setting of a crime show….

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On the Radar: Ain't seen nothin' like the mighty Flynn

By crimefictionlover

8 July, 2022

The Plea, The Liar, Devil’s Advocate, Th1rt3en – Northern Ireland author Steve Cavanagh has dealt an ace with each book we’ve reviewed in his mighty Eddie Flynn series. This week his latest legal thriller, The Accomplice, is blipping wildly on our radar. If you’ve read…

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Four Strangers - Croatian crime show coming to Channel 4

By crimefictionlover

6 July, 2022

The Channel 4 streaming service Walter Presents has announced a summer of Eastern European crime shows for the UK, starting with Four Strangers which will give us our first ever look at crime drama from Croatia. Episodes will be available to stream on Walter Presents…

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On the Radar: Crime's young cannibals

By crimefictionlover

1 July, 2022

Some topics are still treated as taboo even in crime fiction, and eating human flesh is one of them. When the taboo is broken, crime fiction lovers tend to remember it – just look at Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, et al by…

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Immoral Origins by Lee Matthew Goldberg

By crimefictionlover

30 June, 2022

Although the title and cover don’t give much away, Immoral Origins by Lee Matthew Goldberg is perfect when you’re in the mood for a pulpy crime read that’s fast-moving and intense, a little brutal and a little weird. It thrives on a 1970s New York…

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On the Radar: All you need is Confidence

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24 June, 2022

The award-winning Scottish crime author Denise Mina returns to the top of the bill here in our new books column this week as she prepares for the launch of Confidence, the second novel featuring her accidental sleuths Fin and Anna. We also have a debut…

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Hokuloa Road by Elizabeth Hand

On the Radar: Slicing up eyeballs

Trom – the Faroese crime drama on BBC Four

On the Radar: Ain't seen nothin' like the mighty Flynn

Four Strangers - Croatian crime show coming to Channel 4

On the Radar: Crime's young cannibals

Immoral Origins by Lee Matthew Goldberg

On the Radar: All you need is Confidence

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