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From police procedurals to psychological thrillers, and from the darkest noir to cosy mysteries, Crime Fiction Lover brings you the latest crime novel releases.

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On the Radar: CIA versus MI6, spy versus spy

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18 September, 2026

Last week, our On the Radar column led off with a James Bond novel, and this week we’re back to more espionage with David McCloskey’s latest – London Station. Here at Crime Fiction Lover, we’ve loved his books ever since Damascus Station came along in…

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On the Radar: 007 to face King Zero

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11 September, 2026

There’s a neat numerical symmetry to this week’s new books report here on Crime Fiction Lover. We’ve got seven sparkly titles, and they start with the new 007 novel! Along with the new series of Slow Horses previewed here on the site, that makes for…

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On the Radar: Impossible elevator mysteries

By crimefictionlover

4 September, 2026

September is here and now’s the time when publishers start lining up their big titles for the Christmas market. However, I think we’re experiencing the calm before the storm as this week there are no serious big hitters in our report. Having said that, we…

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On the Radar: Midnight visitors and more

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28 August, 2026

Sorry. Are we keeping you up? We hope so, because here at Crime Fiction Lover we like to bring you books that will keep you turning the pages late into the night. So when midnight guests arrive, you’ll awake to receive them. And that’s the…

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On the Radar: Scratching the surface

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21 August, 2026

Judging by the amount of submissions we receive for news and reviews, crime fiction is doing very well indeed. They say people are reading less… well they’re not reading less crime fiction, lemmetellya. As a result, this week’s new books report barely scratches the surface…

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On the Radar - He's called Linwood 'Twisty Thriller' Barclay

By crimefictionlover

14 August, 2026

Apparently the Canadian crime fiction author Linwood Barclay has been given the enviable nickname of ‘Twisty Thriller’, which is well earned. (I wonder if that’s his porn star name, too?!?!?) Before I swerve off piste here, it’s Linwood who leads the way in this week’s…

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On the Radar: Strip Rules, Blood Gilt and more

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7 August, 2026

As August 2026 gets underway we’ve got a selection of new crime novels for you that includes some familiar names, like Martin Limón, for example, and some writers who are new to us and might be new to you as well. Today’s report includes new…

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On the Radar: Red hot summer, red hot books

By crimefictionlover

31 July, 2026

We’re cooking here in the UK and people all across the Northern Hemisphere are feeling the heat as the Earth’s temperature keeps on ticking up. We’ve got some red hot crime fiction for you this week as well, starting with Damien Boyd’s new procedural, Seeing…

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On the Radar: CIA versus MI6, spy versus spy

On the Radar: 007 to face King Zero

On the Radar: Impossible elevator mysteries

On the Radar: Midnight visitors and more

On the Radar: Scratching the surface

On the Radar - He's called Linwood 'Twisty Thriller' Barclay

On the Radar: Strip Rules, Blood Gilt and more

On the Radar: Red hot summer, red hot books

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