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On the Radar: Fair Warning by Michael Connelly

15 May, 2020

LA crime writer Michael Connelly is on fire at the moment. With his Harry Bosch series successfully adapted for the small screen by Amazon, his books are deservedly finding a wider audience. So it’s nice to see him put one of his older characters into…

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On the Radar: Peace returns to Tokyo

By crimefictionlover

8 May, 2020

If you like an author who’s able to sweep back into the past and render a setting and crime story to perfection, then it’s time to start getting excited as Faber prepares to release the latest David Peace novel. Tokyo Redux completes his Tokyo Trilogy….

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On the Radar: Meet Hammerhead Jed

By crimefictionlover

1 May, 2020

Today in our new books column we’re going to lighten the mood with two titles that take themselves far less seriously than most of the fare on our site. AJ Devlin has set a novel in the world of roller derby with an ex pro…

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Man of the World by Paul D Brazill

By crimefictionlover

28 April, 2020

Brit grit author Paul D Brazill follows his 2018 novella Last Year’s Man with a return to Seatown, where we pick up the continuing story of hitman Tommy Bennett. Perched somewhere on the Northeast coast, Seatown is cold, wet and windy, the kind of place…

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They come from a land downunder: 13 Australian crime writers to try

By crimefictionlover

27 April, 2020

Today we’re joined by Craig Sisterson, author of Southern Cross Crime, a new guidebook to Australian and New Zealand crime writing. Craig has previously pointed us towards some terrific Kiwi storytellers, and now it’s time to discover more of what Australia has to offer… What do you…

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On the Radar: Romanian crime invasion

By crimefictionlover

24 April, 2020

As the UK ships Romanian fruit pickers back into the country for this year’s harvest after exiting the EU, more interesting to crime fiction lovers will be a new indie outfit set up to translate Romanian crime novels into English. First on the roster from…

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The Bramble and the Rose

By crimefictionlover

23 April, 2020

Tom Bouman has penned his third Henry Farrell novel and the cop, based in small-town Pennsylvania, is called out to investigate a headless corpse. It looks like a bear had been eating the man but killing the creature isn’t Farrell’s main worry – it’s the…

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Broken by Don Winslow

By crimefictionlover

18 April, 2020

The lockdown for coronavirus won’t last forever, but if it means you’re taking a break from a busy lifestyle it’s the perfect time to dive into some of Don Winslow’s epic crime novels such as The Power of the Dog, The Cartel and The Border….

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On the Radar: Fair Warning by Michael Connelly

On the Radar: Peace returns to Tokyo

On the Radar: Meet Hammerhead Jed

Man of the World by Paul D Brazill

They come from a land downunder: 13 Australian crime writers to try

On the Radar: Romanian crime invasion

The Bramble and the Rose

Broken by Don Winslow

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