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On the Radar: Set course for Gokumon Island

17 June, 2022

We love crime in translation on this site, so this week our excitement begins with the arrival of a Japanese classic that has been translated into English by Pushkin Vertigo. Death on Gokumon Island is by the great Seishi Yokomizo (1902-81) who took the Golden…

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Made to be Broken by Emma Salisbury

By crimefictionlover

13 June, 2022

DS Kevin Coupland has become a mainstay in British indie crime fiction. Based in the city of Salford – part of Greater Manchester – he’s appeared in seven previous novels by Emma Salisbury. In Made to Be Broken, this cynical, sarcastic, driven detective makes his…

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On the Radar: A dead Lover

By crimefictionlover

10 June, 2022

Welcome to our latest On the Radar column, where we’ll look ahead at five new books coming out in the next couple of weeks. Our lead title this week comes from Norway as we bring you Helene Flood’s second novel, a psychological / domestic noir…

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Seizure: New Norwegian crime drama coming to Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

8 June, 2022

Midsummer is upon us, but Walter Presents is about to spring a new Scandinavian crime show on UK viewers that dials up the chills. Seizure is definitely worth catching if you like creepy and mysterious stories with a dark, heavy atmosphere, plus a hint of…

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On the Radar: New Japanese crime fiction, and more

By crimefictionlover

3 June, 2022

This week our news column includes a big new thriller from Dan Malakin and a new Scottish crime fiction novel, but we’re leading off with something esoteric from Japan. Fish Swimming in Dappled Sunlight is an intriguing title and we’re sure it’s a metaphor for…

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On the Radar: Tim Weaver's The Blackbird, and more

By crimefictionlover

27 May, 2022

Tim Weaver is a British crime author we’ve followed for a long time here on Crime Fiction Lover, but we can’t recall there being quite so much buzz around one of his releases as there is for The Blackbird. It’s a book people are talking…

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On the Radar: The stress of playing away

By crimefictionlover

20 May, 2022

The Expats, The Accident, The Travelers, The Paris Diversion – Chris Pavone is a writer we’ve enjoyed for many years here on Crime Fiction Lover and if there’s one theme running through his work it’s that he loves to take his characters away from home…

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The Island by Adrian McKinty

By crimefictionlover

19 May, 2022

You know what: avoid islands. A piece of land surrounded by water can only mean chaos and misery. The Island of Dr Moreau. Treasure Island. Love Island. Britain itself is… well… you know. And in his latest standalone thriller, Adrian McKinty creates an island that…

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On the Radar: Set course for Gokumon Island

Made to be Broken by Emma Salisbury

On the Radar: A dead Lover

Seizure: New Norwegian crime drama coming to Walter Presents

On the Radar: New Japanese crime fiction, and more

On the Radar: Tim Weaver's The Blackbird, and more

On the Radar: The stress of playing away

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