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The origins of Vera Stanhope with Ann Cleeves

20 August, 2024

Although the Shetland series has concluded in print at least, English author Ann Cleeves is still going strong with her Vera Stanhope books, and her new series featuring Matthew Venn. On 29 August 2024, the 11th book in the Vera series will land on the…

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On the Radar: Examine the evidence

By crimefictionlover

16 August, 2024

As we’ve come to realise, London author Janice Hallett always seems to conjure up an ingenious set-up for her novels, and she uses intriguing storytelling techniques to keep you on a rich and varied diet. So get ready for your latest mysterious nutrition as her…

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On the Radar: Midsummer Mysteries and more...

By crimefictionlover

9 August, 2024

There’s always more, more, more hot summer crime fiction here on CFL and we can either cool you off with some Swedish crime fiction care of David Lagercrantz, or bring you some British heat with the Midsummer Mysteries collection from the Crime Writers Association. Plus,…

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On the Radar: It's winter in Australia...

By crimefictionlover

2 August, 2024

…but Aussie crime fiction remains as hot as ever. This week our new books report begins with the latest from Garry Disher – his standalone thriller about a nomadic thief hunted by some baddies in rural Australia. Plus, a new procedural from English author Rachel…

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On the Radar: Nothin' beats a road trip

By crimefictionlover

26 July, 2024

When criminals get on the move, that’s when things get wild, which is why we love nothing more than a road-trip novel and the Northern Irish author Stuart Neville has cooked up a doozy to get us rolling this week. Every book on the docket…

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Kalmann and the Sleeping Mountain by Joachim B Schmidt

By crimefictionlover

19 July, 2024

Translated by Jamie Lee Searle — If you haven’t read the first Kalmann novel, first published in 2022, you’ll probably find the opening section its sequel quite disorientating. Ever if you have read it, you may still feel that way. The story is told from…

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On the Radar: A cabaret of death

By crimefictionlover

19 July, 2024

Yes, every week On the Radar brings you a cabaret of… death. Rarely does a mystery not involve murder and it comes in many forms, in many places. Our first book this week is all about entertainment – 1930s style – as the illusionist Joseph…

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On the Radar: A mountain awakes

By crimefictionlover

12 July, 2024

There is always something new to discover in the crime fiction genre, and that’s why we love it so much. As well as a very unusual sort of crime novel set in Iceland, which is where we start off this week, we’ve got a legal…

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The origins of Vera Stanhope with Ann Cleeves

On the Radar: Examine the evidence

On the Radar: Midsummer Mysteries and more...

On the Radar: It's winter in Australia...

On the Radar: Nothin' beats a road trip

Kalmann and the Sleeping Mountain by Joachim B Schmidt

On the Radar: A cabaret of death

On the Radar: A mountain awakes

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