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The Doctor will see you now... Johann Thorsson

22 March, 2022

Are you looking for something new? Something with an unusual twist? Something creepy and a touch mystical? If so, our crime fiction compatriot, Dr Jacky Collins, has found it. Whitesands by Icelandic author Johann Thorsson has all of those things and more. But before you…

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On the Radar: Do I know you?

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18 March, 2022

Imagine not being able to recognise anybody’s face. And imagine then being witness to a crime. That’s a tricky setup and it’s one Swedish author Camilla Sten capitalises on in her second novel, The Lost Village, which is our lead book this week. But that’s…

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The Welsh crime show Hidden is back on BBC Four with season three

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16 March, 2022

The Welsh crime show Hidden is aptly named because it truly is one of the hidden gems of British television. Set among the rugged hills and slate mountains of North Wales, the programme exudes a creepy, haunting atmosphere. It feels like there’s an unspoken evil…

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French crime show The Crimson Rivers returns to More4 with third season

By crimefictionlover

11 March, 2022

Detectives Pierre Niémans and Camille Delauney will be back on British screens for a third series of the French crime show The Crimson Rivers, which begins at 9pm on Friday 25 March on More4. You can also stream the series online via Walter Presents. Played…

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On the Radar: They're here...

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11 March, 2022

Yes, This is the Night They Come for You is here and it’s a good choice to lead off our weekly new books report. Robert Goddard’s new book is a mystery tinged by the dying age of empire – with the French getting the boot…

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On the Radar: From Norway with scales

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4 March, 2022

Just as COVID restrictions have eased we’ve now got the heightened worry that every living thing on the planet could soon be vaporised in a nuclear cataclysm… but at least there’s our weekly newsletter to distract you. And anyway, as crime fiction lovers, we’re used…

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Swedish crime drama Snow Angels comes to Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

2 March, 2022

One of the main reasons people love Scandinavian crime fiction is that it often takes on some of the toughest social issues, throwing complex ethical conundrums for the police investigators involved. The Swedish programme Snow Angels goes even further. It gets right inside the lives…

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On the Radar: Dolly Parton and James Patterson duet

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25 February, 2022

Our big crime fiction news this week is that the creator of the Alex Cross series, James Patterson, has written a novel with Dolly Parton! Yes, you read that right. Not content with collaborating with former president Bill Clinton, now the global superstar writer is…

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The Doctor will see you now... Johann Thorsson

On the Radar: Do I know you?

The Welsh crime show Hidden is back on BBC Four with season three

French crime show The Crimson Rivers returns to More4 with third season

On the Radar: They're here...

On the Radar: From Norway with scales

Swedish crime drama Snow Angels comes to Walter Presents

On the Radar: Dolly Parton and James Patterson duet

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