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Sonja van der Westhuizen: Top five books of 2020

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

14 December, 2020

Most readers want the same basic elements from their crime fiction: an engaging plot; enough momentum to sustain the plot; well-developed characters; some misdirection; and a satisfying ending. This year my top five favourites not only had all the essential elements, they all included a…

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Monster: Norwegian crime show brings bleak perfection to Channel 4

By crimefictionlover

10 December, 2020

Ominous mists roll across a treeless wasteland. The unnerving growl of an untrustworthy dog. A young woman’s bare feet on the tarmac. A meth head stands in his underwear, flipping the bird to a police helicopter. And Norwegian dialogue subbed into English. If it’s a…

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French crime drama The Red Shadows arriving on Channel 4

By crimefictionlover

4 December, 2020

Ah, the Côte d’Azure. Beautiful aqua seas, lovely beaches, dramatic hillsides and warm weather. It’s a region where people go to relax and to party, with big hotels, bars and nightclubs to entertain them. Unfortunately, it’s also a hotbed of drug trafficking and organised crime….

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The Nordic Murders: The latest German crime drama on Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

29 November, 2020

On Friday 4 December at 9pm, More4 will begin airing The Nordic Murders, the German crime drama set on the island of Usedom on the Baltic Sea, in the northeast corner of Germany. With a big lagoon and estuary, it is often surrounded by ice…

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New series of German crime drama Inspector Falke on Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

27 November, 2020

For 50 years, German crime fiction lovers have enjoyed the television series Tatort. The first episodes were broadcast in 1970 and the programme has introduced viewers to over 90 lead detectives – not to mention their partners and colleagues. It’s the show’s flexible, decentralised format…

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Bloodhound Books: Best crime novels of 2020

By DeathBecomesHer

24 November, 2020

Well, it’s been quite a year, hasn’t it? Who knew what 2020 had in store for us all as we sang Auld Lang Syne at the stroke of midnight? But if lockdown has taught us one thing, it’s that reading rocks – and there’s been…

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The Valhalla Murders: New Icelandic crime show comes to BBC Four

By crimefictionlover

10 November, 2020

On Saturday 21 November at 9pm, Crime Fiction Lovers in the UK will be able to tune in to BBC Four to watch The Valhalla Murders – the most talked about Icelandic TV show since Trapped. The setting is dark and snowy, and things get…

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Interview: Author Heather Martin talks about The Reacher Guy

By RoughJustice

28 October, 2020

Lee Child is one of the world’s most famous crime authors, and his series character Jack Reacher is one of our most beloved. So, for biographer Heather Martin being able to write Lee Child’s authorised biography is quite a coup. Heather’s background in academia –…

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Features

Sonja van der Westhuizen: Top five books of 2020

Monster: Norwegian crime show brings bleak perfection to Channel 4

French crime drama The Red Shadows arriving on Channel 4

The Nordic Murders: The latest German crime drama on Walter Presents

New series of German crime drama Inspector Falke on Walter Presents

Bloodhound Books: Best crime novels of 2020

The Valhalla Murders: New Icelandic crime show comes to BBC Four

Interview: Author Heather Martin talks about The Reacher Guy

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