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On the Radar: The latest from Sweden

By DeathBecomesHer

28 January, 2022

There have been whispers on the north wind that Swedish author Tove Alsterdal’s novel We Know You Remember is one to look out for – especially for fans of Scandinavian crime fiction. So that’s where we start this week’s new books report, before working our…

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New crime drama The Responder coming to BBC One

By DeathBecomesHer

14 January, 2022

Best known to crime fiction lovers for his starring roles in the likes of Sherlock and Fargo, Martin Freeman is stepping into very different shoes for The Responder, written by author Tony Schumacher and set in Liverpool, which launches on BBC One at 9pm on…

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Two Storm Wood by Philip Gray

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13 January, 2022

It’s 1919. The guns of the Great War are silent and everything is getting back to normal after four years of absolute hell. Or is it? Well no, not really. In the battlefields of northern France volunteers are working their way through the brutalised and…

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The Devil's Line by Marrisse Whittaker

By DeathBecomesHer

6 January, 2022

If gritty police procedurals are your crime fiction fix, then maybe it’s time to add Marrisse Whittaker to that ever-growing list of authors to explore. Set in the North East of England, The Devil’s Line is her follow up to The Magpie, which was shortlisted…

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CrimeFest launches bursary for crime fiction author of colour

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20 December, 2021

The popular Bristol-based crime writing convention CrimeFest is to offer a bursary for a crime fiction writer of colour to attend the event next May. The bursary covers the cost of a full weekend pass to the convention, a night’s accommodation at the Mercure Bristol…

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DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2021

By DeathBecomesHer

17 December, 2021

It’s been a year with some stranger-than-fiction moments, hasn’t it? Just as well we crime readers have our imaginary worlds to fall back on — and thanks to the hard-working authors for supplying such a wealth of material! Looking back over 2021, I was struck…

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All Down the Line by Andrew Field

By DeathBecomesHer

17 December, 2021

We’re in Manchester, the mad-fer-it capital of Britain, where Cain Bell is living it large. He’s co owner of the Red Manifesto, the best restaurant in Manchester, a place so classy it’s aiming for a Michelin star next year. Life is good. His partner in…

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Want to write a crime novel? Learn from the best...

By DeathBecomesHer

15 December, 2021

Award-winning English crime author Martin Edwards has come up with a criminally good idea that will appeal to serious writers who want to hone their skills. He’s partnered with editorial consultancy Fiction Feedback to offer a different kind of online crime-writing course, called Crafting Crime. …

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On the Radar: The latest from Sweden

New crime drama The Responder coming to BBC One

Two Storm Wood by Philip Gray

The Devil's Line by Marrisse Whittaker

CrimeFest launches bursary for crime fiction author of colour

DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2021

All Down the Line by Andrew Field

Want to write a crime novel? Learn from the best...

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