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Interview: Nick Boreham

By crimefictionlover

10 February, 2025

After a career in academia, Yorkshire-based writer Nick Boreham decided to get back to something he enjoyed as a child – crime stories. He’d always wanted to write his own book, and enrolled on a master’s degree in creative writing. However, it wasn’t until he…

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Interview: RO Thorp

By crimefictionlover

6 February, 2025

Today we meet with a fascinating new crime fiction author. Originally from Australia, RO Thorp is based in Ireland and her first novel, printed in 2021, was about the wife of King Lear. That’s intriguing in itself, but her second book and first crime novel,…

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Interview: Ken Harris

By crimefictionlover

31 January, 2025

After serving 32 years in the FBI, Ken Harris retired, sat back for a moment or two, and realised he had stories to tell. He wanted to use his experience as an intelligence analyst, but wasn’t interested in all-action hero stories like James Bond. He…

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New season of Wisting comes to BBC Four and iPlayer

By crimefictionlover

28 January, 2025

Ah, the rugged landscapes of frozen Norway. And also the rugged features of Sven Nordin in the role of William Wisting, the Norwegian detective based in Larvik who seems to land the most difficult of cases. The serial killers, the mutilations and the frozen remains…

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Let's play Murder is Game Over: The Blackinton Curse

By Dave Bradley

23 January, 2025

A computer game is perhaps an unexpected addition to Crime Fiction Lover’s feature section. But Murder is Game Over: The Blackinton Curse might just make you reach for your keyboard instead of cracking the spine on a new novel. The fourth entry in HitherYon’s Murder…

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Crá: The Irish language crime drama on BBC iPlayer

By crimefictionlover

17 January, 2025

Available on the iPlayer, Crá is an interesting crime show in many respects. While it certainly doesn’t have the production values of a full-on Netflix, HBO or BBC series, it does show us the shadowy side of a little seen part of the world. Set…

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Interview: Dandy Smith

By crimefictionlover

16 January, 2025

We love a good crime story, and we also love success stories that involve new crime authors. Based near Bath in Somerset, Dandy Smith has wanted to be a writer since childhood, she studied for two degrees in writing, honed her skills in fantasy and…

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First look: Runaway Horses by Fruttero and Lucentini

By crimefictionlover

14 January, 2025

We love an attractive, artful book cover – so let’s take a moment to admire the jacket for Runaway Horses by the Italian authors Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini. With a horse race central to the storyline, we see jockeys galloping across a terracotta scene,…

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Interview: Nick Boreham

Interview: RO Thorp

Interview: Ken Harris

New season of Wisting comes to BBC Four and iPlayer

Let's play Murder is Game Over: The Blackinton Curse

Crá: The Irish language crime drama on BBC iPlayer

Interview: Dandy Smith

First look: Runaway Horses by Fruttero and Lucentini

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