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On the Radar: Adolescent misdemeanours

23 April, 2021

We like fresh blood here on Crime Fiction Lover. So let’s introduce you to a new author and her debut in our weekly new books column. Before the Ruins by Victoria Gosling is an important release for Serpent’s Tail, and at its heart is a…

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On the Radar: New Latino noir, and more

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16 April, 2021

Today our new books column starts off with some very hot Mexican crime fiction by Élmer Mendoza, AKA the godfather of narco-lit. It seems that Latin American crime fiction just gets better and better, so see what you think of Kiss the Detective. But if…

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Edge of the Grave

By crimefictionlover

13 April, 2021

Scottish comic book writer Robbie Morrison makes a fine debut in the world of crime fiction with a 1930s mystery set in dark and dirty Glasgow. When the solicitor Charles Geddes is pulled from the Clyde with his throat slit, his widow insists that police…

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First look: Val McDermid's graphic novel Resistance

By crimefictionlover

10 April, 2021

Today we’ve got something special for you – a first peek inside the brand new graphic novel, Resistance, written by Val McDermid and with artwork by Kathryn Briggs. This is the first time Val McDermid has written a graphic novel, and in it the leading…

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Silenced by Solveig Palsdottir

By crimefictionlover

9 April, 2021

Translated by Quentin Bates — Corylus Books was set up a year or two ago with the aim of publishing crime novels that might not normally make it into English translation, and Silenced by Solveig Palsdottir is the company’s third release, following Solveig’s earlier novel…

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On the Radar: Parts of a puzzle

By crimefictionlover

9 April, 2021

Welcome to another edition of On the Radar, our weekly column featuring new releases. It’s often a very mixed bag, and that’s because the crime genre is so broad and varied. This week we kick things off with a standalone from Bath-based thriller author Tim…

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The Hunter – Italian crime show comes to Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

7 April, 2021

Some crime shows give you a clever mystery to solve, involving interesting characters. Others take you away to an unusual, atmospheric location where, perhaps, things aren’t quite as they seem. Then there’s the kind that drop you into a situation that’s almost too difficult to…

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On the Radar: Shut up about April Fool's Day

By crimefictionlover

1 April, 2021

Anyone else think that April Fool’s Day is a bit outdated? After the year we’ve had, who’s got time for pranks? Or a silly press release, or lame corporate tweet? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Let’s get down to business, and to why you visit our site….

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The Hunter – Italian crime show comes to Walter Presents

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