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Swedish crime show Blinded landing on DVD

19 November, 2020

US based fans of Nordic noir are in for a treat because on 24 November Sundance Now will be releasing the Swedish crime drama Blinded on DVD. This clever financial thriller revolves around financial journalist Bea Farkas, played by Julia Ragnarsson. She’s having a secret…

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The Book of Lamps and Banners by Elizabeth Hand

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16 November, 2020

When we interviewed Elizabeth Hand way back in 2013, the multi-talented author described her crime fiction character Cass Neary as being in a “…self-inflicted emotional lockdown”. It’s an apt phrase with the fourth book in the series arriving in the middle of a pandemic and…

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On the Radar: Lethal Voyage or smooth sailing?

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13 November, 2020

If you love crime fiction and need to take a mental break from the pandemic and politics, then you’ve come to the right place. This week we’ll start off with a mystery on a cruise ship care of author Kevin Chapman, and also introduce you…

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The Valhalla Murders: New Icelandic crime show comes to BBC Four

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10 November, 2020

On Saturday 21 November at 9pm, Crime Fiction Lovers in the UK will be able to tune in to BBC Four to watch The Valhalla Murders – the most talked about Icelandic TV show since Trapped. The setting is dark and snowy, and things get…

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On the Radar: When the prey becomes the predator

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6 November, 2020

A new COVID lockdown has begun in the UK, but to keep your mind nimble we’ve got five new crime novels – each with its own distinctive flavour of crime fiction. This week, we start things off with a fast-moving thriller about a magazine editor…

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Ngaio Marsh Awards 2020 reward debutante New Zealand crime authors

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2 November, 2020

Britain has the Daggers, Canada the Arthur Ellis Awards, Australia the Ned Kellys and for the best New Zealand novels there are the Ngaio Marsh Awards. The 2020 winners have just been announced, and both awards have been won by debut crime novelists. The Ngaio…

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On the Radar: The Lincoln Lawyer finds something in the trunk...

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30 October, 2020

Now we’re hitting November and the publishers are getting serious. The biggest name in our news roundup this week is Michael Connelly from the United States, but the UK’s breakthrough crime authors Ruth Ware and Luca Veste also have new novels out and they’ll be…

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On the Radar: Jack is back

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23 October, 2020

Although the sound of Santa’s sleigh is still well off in the distance, when November comes you can usually start to see how things will shape up in terms of the crime Christmas bookshelf. For example, Lee Child fans will be singing a jingle next…

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Swedish crime show Blinded landing on DVD

The Book of Lamps and Banners by Elizabeth Hand

On the Radar: Lethal Voyage or smooth sailing?

The Valhalla Murders: New Icelandic crime show comes to BBC Four

On the Radar: When the prey becomes the predator

Ngaio Marsh Awards 2020 reward debutante New Zealand crime authors

On the Radar: The Lincoln Lawyer finds something in the trunk...

On the Radar: Jack is back

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