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…
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- Five of the best domestic noir novels with Barry Forshaw: Barry Forshaw, author of the ne
- Interview: Sally Andrew: At the foot of South Africa’s Swartberg Mountains lies Ladis
- Giri/Haji – new BBC drama with a Japenese edge: Remember how Robert Mitchum when to J
- Dublin Murders coming to BBC One: The Dublin Murder Squad series of crime novels by T
- Hotel Beau Séjour - new Belgian crime show on Walter…: Ready to binge on somet
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…
Top crime authors trying something new…
On the Radar — Maybe it’s the way the atmosphere is gradually heating up. Or it could be that sea change in politics everyone is…
Ngaio Marsh Awards 2019 – winners announced
Over the years, troubled teenagers and young lives gone astray have provided rich pickings for crime writers and it’s a theme running through this year’s…
Off the beaten path…
On the Radar — Earlier this month, some of the bigger names in crime fiction dropped their novels in good time to make the bestseller…
Forget about Brexit, read some UK crime fiction
On the Radar — It’s an unusual week for the UK in more ways than one. As parliamentary democracy comes to the boil, at least…
Fighting injustice
On the Radar — Whether it’s racism in the South (or anywhere else for that matter), women’s rights or wrongful convictions and cover-ups, crime fiction…
A deadly sleepover, and more…
On the Radar — This week our new crime books column sees the return of Carol Wyer with a new book in her Natalie Ward…
Barrister author to launch crime site
Crime writer and criminal barrister Olly Jarvis is about to add another string to his bow with the launch of a new website, thecrimehub.com. It…
Five new books by women crime authors
On the Radar — This is pretty unusual… and we can’t remember having an all-female line-up in our On the Radar weekly news column ever…
The dead, the dead, the dirty old dead
On the Radar — Remember when we thought Harry Hole was dead, but he came back to feature in subsequent novels? More recently, we thought…
Three, two, one…
On the Radar — This week our new books column brings you five new ways to get your crime fiction mojo going. Starting off in…
2019 Ngaio Marsh shortlists announced
The Ngaio Marsh Awards launched 10 years ago to celebrate all that’s great about New Zealand crime, mystery, thriller and suspense writing. There have been some…
Hot thrills and cold ones too
On the Radar — Our new releases column returns with some hot August releases for you. Thriller fans will be looking forward to Ruth Ware’s…