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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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Helen FitzGerald's The Cry comes to BBC One

By crimefictionlover

1 October, 2018

No fights. No gunshots. Not even a drop of blood. And yet The Cry, which began airing on BBC One on Sunday 30 September is as harrowing as any crime show you’re likely to watch for quite some time. Adapted from Helen FitzGerald’s 2013 novel…

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A report from Bloody Scotland 2018

By Catherine Turnbull

25 September, 2018

There was plenty of near bloodshed going on at the annual Caledonian shindig with the Fun Lovin’ Crime Writers band murdering songs for a laugh, England crossed the border for a 6-3 victory over Scotland in the authors’ football match and fake news triumphed in…

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Interview: Mark Dawson

By crimefictionlover

24 September, 2018

Originally writing for one of the big publishers, English author Mark Dawson decided to go his own way and began self-publishing his action and espionage novels in ebook formats. Five years later, he’s sold over a million books, has three series underway, a fourth on…

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Features

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

Helen FitzGerald's The Cry comes to BBC One

A report from Bloody Scotland 2018

Interview: Mark Dawson

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