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Better Off Dead by Sean Watkin

By DeathBecomesHer

15 January, 2026

It was April of last year when we first met new author Sean Watkin and his creation, the tortured Merseyside Police DCI, Win de Silva. A whirlwind few months later, Black Water Rising was shortlisted for the Val McDermid Debut Award and the author was…

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The Peak by Sam Guthrie

By Chris Connor

8 January, 2026

It’s been quite the decade for new spy fiction authors. David McCloskey has emerged as a real tour de force with four highly acclaimed novels, starting with Damascus Station while IS Berry, Charles Beaumont and Merle Nygate have also emerged as names to look out…

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The Persian by David McCloskey

By Vicki Weisfeld

7 January, 2026

Fourth in former CIA analyst David McCloskey’s set of novels portraying modern espionage, The Persian focuses on operatives in the Middle East. At its core, this political thriller is about an Iranian program to assassinate Israeli intelligence agents, in Iran or on their home ground,…

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The Burning Grounds by Abir Mukherjee

By crimefictionlover

6 January, 2026

The feeling of being there. It’s something that crops up a lot in reviews of books by Abir Mukherjee. In his mystery series featuring Sam Wyndham and Surendranath Banerjee, you’ll feel like you’re right there with these two detectives as they unpick horrible murders on…

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The Living and the Dead by Christoffer Carlsson

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

22 December, 2025

Translated by Rachel Willson-Broyles — Fans of Nordic noir will be on the look out for The Living and the Dead by Swedish criminologist and author Christoffer Carlsson. Following on from Under the Storm and Blaze me a sun, it won Best Swedish Crime Novel…

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Blackwater by Sarah Sultoon

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

19 December, 2025

Blackwater marks the third appearance of intrepid news reporter Jonny Murphy, who first appeared in Dirt. He’s the creation of international news journalist Sarah Sultoon, who writes what she knows. Murphy’s latest investigation takes him 50 miles from London to Blackwater Island, on the fictional…

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The Writing in the Water by John Ajvide Lindqvist

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

18 December, 2025

Translated by Michael Meigs — Most people associate Swedish author John Ajvide Lindqvist with horror, but he’s finally taken a leap into the world of crime fiction. Our only question is: why didn’t he do it sooner? The writing in the Water is the first…

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Murder Most Haunted by Emma Mason

By Vicki Weisfeld

16 December, 2025

A fun read for the snowy season is former detective constable Emma Mason’s debut mystery, Murder Most Haunted. When self-effacing DS Midge McGowan retires from her years with the Thames Valley Police property office, she receives an unexpected parting gift: a haunted Christmas weekend at…

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Better Off Dead by Sean Watkin

The Peak by Sam Guthrie

The Persian by David McCloskey

The Burning Grounds by Abir Mukherjee

The Living and the Dead by Christoffer Carlsson

Blackwater by Sarah Sultoon

The Writing in the Water by John Ajvide Lindqvist

Murder Most Haunted by Emma Mason

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