Taken by the other people
On the Radar — This week our On the Radar new crime fiction column gets going with a creepy thriller about child snatching by CJ…
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- Interview: Dreda Say Mitchell: There was fantastic news for the crime fiction communi
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- Sonja van der Westhuizen: Top five books of 2019: This has been quite an impressive year
- DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2019: Another year over, another top five to be chosen
We’re back with crime fiction news for 2020
On the Radar — We hope you had a good holiday season, and wish you a Happy New Year here at Crime Fiction Lover. Apologies…
CrimeFictionLover: Top five books of 2019
Crime fiction is something I’m always enthusiastic about, but 2019 has not produced the best vintage in my opinion. There seems to be a lot…
Crime thrillers for Christmas 2019
On the Radar — ‘Tis the season for a good round of murder and mystery if you’re a crime fiction lover. This week our news…
Kill the election blues
On the Radar — So, 12 December is election day in the UK and everyone who’s not heatedly arguing about politics is heatedly telling everybody…
From Greenland to Golgotha
On the Radar — Every week you can find the latest crime fiction releases right here in our On the Radar column. This week we’ll…
Tokyo trouble
On the Radar — This week our new crime books column features the latest from Nicolas Obregon, a writer who sets his mysteries in Japan.…
Welcome back, Arkady
On the Radar — Martin Cruz Smith is one of the most influential American crime authors, and instead of setting his books in the Big…
First look: Cromwell Stone
Of course we’ll call out cheating in crime novels whenever possible, such as when authors use the supernatural as a get-out at the end of…
Death in the East, and more…
On the Radar — This week our new books column brings a good selection of books, with an eclectic mix of themes and styles represented.…
Crime fiction for the autumn
On the Radar — The leaves are turning orange, gold and red, the wind is blowing cold, and the sun is falling from the sky.…
Curious Toys
Written by Elizabeth Hand — It is over three years since Elizabeth Hand released a crime novel – 2016’s Hard Light continued her run of…
Hot, hot, hot
On the Radar — Can you spot the incendiary thread that runs through the first three new crime releases this week? We’ve got arson and…
David is dead…
On the Radar — Our weekly new books column returns with the latest from UK author Kerry Wilkinson, whose psychological thriller kicks off with a…
The silver age of crime
On the Radar — Sometimes we’ve got to stay on our toes as we report on the latest crime fiction releases. The press copy of…
This little dark debut, and more
On the Radar — Let’s get things going this week with a fresh voice in the world of crime fiction as AS Hatch releases his…