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First look: The Flower Girls

By crimefictionlover

25 October, 2018

How about an early first peek at the cover The Flower Girls, coming in January from Raven Books? It promises to be a chilling affair and across its 352 pages you’ll meet Laurel and Primrose. Dubbed ‘The Flower Girls’, their past deeds have been all…

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Northern Ireland crime fiction: 10 books to try

By crimefictionlover

21 October, 2018

With the 2018 Man Booker Prize going to a Northern Ireland author, Craig Sisterson shines his crime fiction torch towards the six counties and illuminates some seriously brilliant reads… The Troubles. A rather understated term for 30 years of violent conflict in Northern Ireland that…

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Interview: MB Vincent

By Catherine Turnbull

12 October, 2018

Jess Castle and the Eyeballs of Death is a comedy crime caper set in the West Country’s goriest market town where crucifixions are executed near the pretty town square with its tea shops. However, even MB Vincent, the new crime author behind the book, has…

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The ultimate guide to the Swedish crime show Beck

By Jeremy Megraw

11 October, 2018

If you’ve ever been known to binge-watch shows like Wallander or The Bridge, there’s a good chance you’ll also love the Martin Beck novels by Maj Sjowall and Per Wahloo. These books have inspired their own television series. Beck is a brilliant show that’s been…

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Subversiveness and curiosity: what makes Columbo the greatest TV detective

By crimefictionlover

10 October, 2018

Ever thought of doing a Columbo marathon? Film and TV expert David Bradley decided to watch all 69 episodes in order, and this is what his investigation turned up… “Columbo is the greatest television series ever made,” said British TV treasure Stephen Fry. He was…

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Interview: Leye Adenle

By MarinaSofia

9 October, 2018

Leye Adenle is a Nigerian crime fiction writer and actor now living in London. In his first novel, Easy Motion Tourist, he introduced the dark side of Lagos with a via Guy Collins, a British journalist abroad, and the case of a woman’s mutilated body….

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Alex - the dirty cop crime drama from Sweden

By crimefictionlover

4 October, 2018

Love your Scandinavian crime fiction? Head over to Walter Presents and you’ll be able to stream the six-episode series, Alex, complete with English subtitles. Also showing on Channel 4 until 31 October, it’s a Swedish cop show that’s a little bit different. Instead of bringing…

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Morecambe & Vice 2018 - a festival of crime writing and hidden talents

By DeathBecomesHer

2 October, 2018

In a chilly and cavernous, tatty-around-the-edges but still beautiful old theatre on Morecambe’s seafront, MJ Arlidge is holding forth. He has a bottle in one hand, a cocktail shaker in the other, and he’s preparing a killer pear martini for his fellow panellists who are…

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First look: The Flower Girls

Northern Ireland crime fiction: 10 books to try

Interview: MB Vincent

The ultimate guide to the Swedish crime show Beck

Subversiveness and curiosity: what makes Columbo the greatest TV detective

Interview: Leye Adenle

Alex - the dirty cop crime drama from Sweden

Morecambe & Vice 2018 - a festival of crime writing and hidden talents

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