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On the Radar: From cosy to uncomfortable

21 May, 2021

Part Welsh, part Canadian, Cathy Ace has made her name synonymous with modern cosy crime fiction – winning awards and adding to her series year in, year out. Her latest is soon to arrive and The Corpse with the Iron Will is first up in…

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The Nordic Murders returns for season 2 on More4

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20 May, 2021

When the first series of the German crime show The Nordic Murders appeared, it lit the lights and rang the bells here at Crime Fiction Lover. Overnight, our preview of the series became one of the most popular articles on the site. The crime drama…

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On the Radar: Girls who lie and girls who die

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14 May, 2021

Crime Fiction Lover HQ is in the United Kingdom, and as spring progresses we’re fortunate to be emerging from lockdown. We hope things are easing where you are too, although we know that some places still have it pretty tough. Stay safe, and keep reading…

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Interview: Sólveig Pálsdóttir

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12 May, 2021

Earlier in 2021, we reviewed Silenced, the second crime novel to appear in English from Icelandic crime author Sólveig Pálsdóttir. Following on from The Fox, also reviewed on our site, Silenced sees Reykjavik detective Gudgier Fransson investigating the death of a woman in prison. Both…

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On the Radar: The Scottish Resistance

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7 May, 2021

No, no, we’re not talking about independence. This isn’t a political column. It’s Scots author Val McDermid’s new graphic novel, Resistance, which leads off our new books roundup this week. Her compatriot Denise Mina has previously adapted Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo…

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Danish crime drama Blinded: Those Who Kill comes to BBC Four and Acorn TV

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3 May, 2021

Over the Storbaelt Bridge, connecting Zealand to the island of Funen, criminal profiler Louise Bergstein has a new case on her hands. Alice, a friend of her mother’s, has asked for her help. Five years ago, Alice’s son Markus was killed by a serial killer…

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French crime drama Time is a Killer coming to Walter Presents

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29 April, 2021

Here’s a new crime show that will be of interest to anyone who enjoys their French crime fiction. Set in sunny Corsica, Time is a Killer will take you far away from the gritty streets of Paris, as seen in Spiral, and from the gloomy…

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First look: The Basel Killings by Hansjörg Schneider

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28 April, 2021

The name Hansjörg Schneider may not mean much to you, but in the German-speaking world he is an important literary figure. Based in Basel, Switzerland, Schneider is a famous playwright and philosopher who, in 1993, began a series of crime novels about a Basel detective…

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On the Radar: From cosy to uncomfortable

The Nordic Murders returns for season 2 on More4

On the Radar: Girls who lie and girls who die

Interview: Sólveig Pálsdóttir

On the Radar: The Scottish Resistance

Danish crime drama Blinded: Those Who Kill comes to BBC Four and Acorn TV

French crime drama Time is a Killer coming to Walter Presents

First look: The Basel Killings by Hansjörg Schneider

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