DeathBecomesHer

An Afterlife for Rosemary Lamb by Louise Wolhuter

By DeathBecomesHer

14 June, 2023

Small towns, with their insular attitudes and tight-lipped inhabitants, are a rich hunting ground for crime fiction authors – think City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita, Weirdo by Cathi Unsworth or any Miss Marple mystery. You know the drill… stranger arrives in town, crime…

iBook Kindle Print Reviews

The Last Goodbye by Tim Weaver

By DeathBecomesHer

9 June, 2023

Anyone who has read The Blackbird, the previous book in Tim Weaver’s series, will know that its finale left David Raker in a precarious place. As The Last Goodbye begins, the missing persons investigator is thanking his lucky stars that he is still one step…

iBook Kindle Print Reviews

When We Fall by Aoife Clifford

By DeathBecomesHer

10 May, 2023

It’s with great reluctance that Alex Tillerson is spending time in the strangely insular Australian coastal town of Merritt – and there are many reasons why she really doesn’t want to be there. For starters, the place brings back unhappy memories of childhood visits to…

News

On the Radar: Nordic noir alert

By DeathBecomesHer

5 May, 2023

We know that a lot of people visit our site to find out more about Scandinavian crime fiction, and this week we bring you news of an author who is famous for his crime thrillers in Denmark and is now appearing in English for the…

iBook Kindle Print Reviews

A Truth for a Truth by Carol Wyer

By DeathBecomesHer

13 April, 2023

Since her writing took a little diversion from romantic comedy to crime, Carol Wyer has amassed an impressive roster of police procedural titles, all featuring female DIs. Robyn Carter was followed by Natalie Ward, and then troubled, grieving Kate Young stepped into the Staffordshire fray….

iBook Kindle Print Reviews

The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves

By DeathBecomesHer

30 March, 2023

The ending of her popular Shetland series saw Ann Cleeves turning to a new character, DI Matthew Venn, a gay man based in North Devon. But although readers said a sad farewell to Jimmy Perez in Wild Fire, there’s still one familiar face that just…

Features

The doctor will see you now... Kitty Murphy

By DeathBecomesHer

23 March, 2023

Debut crime author Kitty Murphy moved from London to the west coast of Ireland 20 years ago, and it is her adopted country that features in Death in Heels, which is set amid the drag community of Dublin, in a fictional club called Trash. Kitty…

Features

Interview: Ann Cleeves

By DeathBecomesHer

20 March, 2023

Ann Cleeves is the creator of Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn and all three crime fiction series have been turned into TV productions – with Shetland claiming an runaway win in the CFL Awards Best Crime Drama category in 2022. In total, the…

Crime Fiction Lover

About author

An Afterlife for Rosemary Lamb by Louise Wolhuter

The Last Goodbye by Tim Weaver

When We Fall by Aoife Clifford

On the Radar: Nordic noir alert

A Truth for a Truth by Carol Wyer

The Rising Tide by Ann Cleeves

The doctor will see you now... Kitty Murphy

Interview: Ann Cleeves

Navigation

Recent Comments

Black Wolf by Juan Gómez-Jurado

Nordic Murders season 4 on Walter Presents

Nordic Murders season 4 on Walter Presents

Nordic Murders season 4 on Walter Presents

Nordic Murders season 4 on Walter Presents

Categories

About author

Social

Navigation

Recent Comments

Categories