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PulpCurry: the five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

By PulpCurry

24 May, 2013

When it all comes down to it, I have to credit my late father for getting me hooked on crime fiction. My dad loved writers like Carter Brown, Mickey Spillane and Ian Fleming. He passed on his taste in books to me, particularly his love…

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Interview: Harry Bingham

By DavidPrestidge

22 May, 2013

Last year, Harry Bingham introduced us to the wayward and totally original Detective Constable Fiona Griffiths in Talking To The Dead, which got a five-star review here on Crime Fiction Lover. Fiona was abandoned as a child, brought up by a benevolent Welsh crime boss…

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LoiteringWithIntent: the five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

By LoiteringWithIntent

17 May, 2013

In comparison to my fellow CFL contributors, I came to crime pretty late. No Famous Five, no Secret Seven. Although Roald Dahl covered some very dark territory – domestic violence, worldwide infanticide plots, elaborate tortures in a chocolate factory. So when I finally caught up,…

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MarinaSofia: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

By MarinaSofia

10 May, 2013

Like all children growing up in an English-speaking environment, I had my share of Famous Five and Secret Seven as a child, but I think I realised even back then that the carefree lifestyle depicted would not suit my own urban existence. Growing up in…

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Jeremy Megraw: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

By Jeremy Megraw

3 May, 2013

After reflecting on the diverting challenge by CFL to pick the top five books that got me hooked on crime fiction, I’ve found the stories that moved me most turned out to be ones that sought to subvert the genre in some way. My favourite crime titles…

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The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

By DeathBecomesHer

1 May, 2013

Time travelling serial killers are like buses. You don’t see one for ages, then two come along at once. At the end of March we reviewed The Beauty of Murder by AK Benedict and found the time travel to be the frustrating element of the…

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Top 20 songs for crime fiction lovers

By crimefictionlover

29 April, 2013

Many a contemporary crime fiction novel rocks along to a certain soundtrack – authors often use them to engage the reader a little more and bring in some touch points from modern culture to embellish their twisted plotlines. So we thought we’d put together a…

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DeathBecomesHer: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

By DeathBecomesHer

27 April, 2013

I was indoctrinated into the world of crime from an early age – a statement which makes me sound like a member of the Kray clan, so perhaps I should rephrase it? What I’m trying to say is that crime is in my blood… oh…

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PulpCurry: the five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

Interview: Harry Bingham

LoiteringWithIntent: the five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

MarinaSofia: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

Jeremy Megraw: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes

Top 20 songs for crime fiction lovers

DeathBecomesHer: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

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