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12 chilling crime reads for Halloween 2021

18 October, 2021

Why do we love crime fiction? Maybe one of the reasons is that it’s the genre where the monsters seem real – well, they don’t rely on magic, spells or supernatural powers to carry out their work. Usually it’s very human stuff. Or inhuman, in…

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Paris Police 1900 – the dark and dangerous French crime drama

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14 October, 2021

For anyone who loves historical crime fiction, Paris Police 1900 is a sensory treat with an intriguing and often terrifying story at its heart. Airing through October 2021 on Saturday evenings on BBC Four, it’s packed with period accuracy, political finagling, brutal violence, mystery and…

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The Doctor will see you now... Peter Papathanasiou

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11 October, 2021

“It felt more like an experience, than reading a story,” says Jacky Collins as she introduces new Australian crime author Peter Papathanasiou and his new novel The Stoning. Surely there can be no greater praise for any writer who sets out to craft an immersive…

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On the Radar: Ready for blast off

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8 October, 2021

What a week for the crime fiction genre. You could say it’s out of this world. For a start, the astronaut Chris Hadfield is launching his crime fiction debut and it sounds pretty intriguing. It’s a ‘what if…’ conspiracy story set around the abandoned Apollo…

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On the Radar: A drop of the black stuff

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1 October, 2021

Welcome back to our weekly news column where, today, historical crime fiction rules the roost. Leonora Nattrass’ Black Drop sounds intriguing and even more so when you find out what ‘black drop’ actually is. But if the late 18th century isn’t your thing, we’ve got…

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On the Radar: Something Quirke-y from John Banville

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24 September, 2021

Our unquenchable thirst for more crime novels continues here in On the Radar. This week the immensely talented literary author John Banville is back with a new Quirke novel. Previously he published them under his crime fiction nom de plume, Benjamin Black. Meanwhile, Dominic Martell…

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Norwegian crime show Witch Hunt comes to Walter Presents

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23 September, 2021

This October, Channel 4 and Walter Presents will be welcoming you to settle in and enjoy the intrigue offered by Witch Hunt, an award-winning corporate crime drama from Norway. The programme originally aired in its homeland last year, but from the revised time of midnight…

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The Doctor will see you now... Bogdan Hrib & Marina Sofia

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20 September, 2021

Put the kettle on and fix yourself a brew because here we’ve got an hour of fascinating viewing. In this video interview, Dr Jacky Collins – AKA Dr Noir – chats with Romanian crime author Bogdan Hrib and translator Marina Sofia about Bogdan’s new novel,…

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12 chilling crime reads for Halloween 2021

Paris Police 1900 – the dark and dangerous French crime drama

The Doctor will see you now... Peter Papathanasiou

On the Radar: Ready for blast off

On the Radar: A drop of the black stuff

On the Radar: Something Quirke-y from John Banville

Norwegian crime show Witch Hunt comes to Walter Presents

The Doctor will see you now... Bogdan Hrib & Marina Sofia

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