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On the Radar: Meet Hammerhead Jed

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: Deadly Durham

By crimefictionlover

17 April, 2020

Things get under way with a bang in this week’s new books column as an explosion rips through the English city of Durham in LJ Ross’s latest novel. The Shrine leads off a package of five books, which also include The Girl Beneath the Sea…

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The Museum of Desire by Jonathan Kellerman

By crimefictionlover

10 April, 2020

Visiting LA after reading a Jonathan Kellerman novel is a wonderful experience. Described in sparse but vivid prose, the city and its suburbs, strip malls and beach-side bars are such a part of his mysteries, that once you’ve read a few novels in the 35-strong…

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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

On the Radar: Deadly Durham

The Museum of Desire by Jonathan Kellerman

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