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.…
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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…
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…