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First look: Ms Tree – The Cold Dish

16 March, 2021

Correction – this isn’t so much a first look as a first look at a very retro reprint that Titan Comics is pulling off with Hard Case Crime. Ms Tree is a crime comic harking back to 1984, written by Max Allan Collins and with…

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On the Radar: The past will get you

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12 March, 2021

A dark deed, a tragedy, the thing best left buried – unresolved secrets from the past that rock the present are a major trope of crime fiction. It rears its head again this week as we feature two of America’s biggest crime and thriller authors…

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Edge of the Grave by Robbie Morrison

By crimefictionlover

5 March, 2021

Glasgow has a hard reputation, as anyone who has been ‘kissed’ by one of its residents will tell you. The city and its denizens are at the heart of Edge of the Grave, the debut crime novel by Robbie Morrison. With a background writing comics…

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Welsh crime fiction to the fore at Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

By crimefictionlover

5 March, 2021

There have been major international crime festivals in France and Germany, England has Harrogate and CrimeFest, and everyone’s heard of Bloody Scotland. North America has Bouchercon and even Iceland and Rotorua have held notable crime fiction events. Now Wales is getting in on the act…

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On the Radar: The accidental detective

By crimefictionlover

5 March, 2021

Trying something new. It’s probably going to one of the main themes when we emerge from lockdown. Build back better, the new normal, and all of that. This week we lead with a book by a well-established author who’s trying something different, with a main…

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The Sounds: New Zealand crime series out now on DVD

By crimefictionlover

4 March, 2021

New Zealand’s stunning South Island and the remote Marlborough Sounds form the backdrop for The Sounds, available now on DVD in the United States. But, as any aficionado of Nordic noir will tell you, those inspiring vistas and seemingly innocent far away communities have dark…

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Latin Noir: Five top authors speak in this new documentary

By crimefictionlover

4 March, 2021

“How can you write a crime novel in a country where the main criminal is the state?” asks Mexican novelist Paco Ignacio Taibo II. It’s questions like this that make the new documentary Latin Noir essential viewing for crime fiction lovers. Watch the trailer below:…

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On the Radar: Cut to the crime fiction

By crimefictionlover

26 February, 2021

If you’re looking for a crime novel to sink into and drift away from the troubles of the world, you’ve come to the right place. Our weekly crime fiction news column brings you the latest from Chris Brookmyre, and it’s a standalone with a unique…

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First look: Ms Tree – The Cold Dish

On the Radar: The past will get you

Edge of the Grave by Robbie Morrison

Welsh crime fiction to the fore at Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

On the Radar: The accidental detective

The Sounds: New Zealand crime series out now on DVD

Latin Noir: Five top authors speak in this new documentary

On the Radar: Cut to the crime fiction

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