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On the Radar: Some new crime fiction authors for you to try

10 September, 2020

This week we bring you five new crime novels by authors you possibly haven’t heard of. Yet. It’s always good to keep your reading fresh and to stray from those tried and trusted series now and again, and try something new. One of these might…

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Moscow Noir – the Swedish financial thriller that turns ugly in Russia

By crimefictionlover

8 September, 2020

Having appeared in The Bridge, Before We Die and Young Wallander, the Swedish actor Adam Pålsson seems to be the rising star of Scandi noir. His latest appearance on UK screens is Moscow Noir, which begins airing at 11pm on Sunday 13 September and will…

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On the Radar: Robert Galbraith's Troubled Blood, and more...

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4 September, 2020

It feels like autumn’s here. Even though the leaves aren’t yet falling, new crime books are swirling in the wind and publishers are hoping more than ever that we’ll be cosying up and reading more mysteries as the nights draw in. Perfect weather, it would…

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First look: The Kingdom by Jo Nesbo

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3 September, 2020

In addition to the hugely popular Harry Hole series, Norwegian author Jo Nesbo often writes standalone novels. Books like The Son, Blood on Snow and Macbeth have given him the chance to work with themes and in styles that wouldn’t fit into his main series….

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Sakho & Mangane: Senegalese crime show comes to Walter Presents

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1 September, 2020

Have you ever tried crime fiction from Senegal? If not, the crime show Sakho & Mangane should be worth your while, shedding light on detective work in a cultural setting that’s new to most crime fiction lovers. The first series will be available to stream…

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A classic revisited: Layer Cake by JJ Connolly

By crimefictionlover

20 August, 2020

With Duckworth Press issuing a 20th anniversary edition of Layer Cake, we asked Brit Grit expert Paul D Brazill to slice it up for us… “You’re born, you take shit. You get out in the world, you take more shit. You climb a little higher,…

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On the Radar: It's a big week for new crime fiction book releases

By crimefictionlover

20 August, 2020

Soon summer will be shutting down and when September comes publishers like to fire their big guns. That’s what we’ve got in our new books column this week, folks – a salvo of big names continuing their big series including Steve Cavanagh, Nicci French and…

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French mystery show Beyond Appearances comes to Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

19 August, 2020

There’s the fast action of Paris in Spiral and the melancholy wistfulness of Normandy in the wonderful Witnesses. But with Beyond Appearances you’ll discover a French crime show that feels similar to an English country house mystery, with rural France a twist all of its…

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Moscow Noir – the Swedish financial thriller that turns ugly in Russia

On the Radar: Robert Galbraith's Troubled Blood, and more...

First look: The Kingdom by Jo Nesbo

Sakho & Mangane: Senegalese crime show comes to Walter Presents

A classic revisited: Layer Cake by JJ Connolly

On the Radar: It's a big week for new crime fiction book releases

French mystery show Beyond Appearances comes to Walter Presents

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