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On the Radar: Ready to bleed?

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The book lovers of Southern noir have been waiting for arrives in two weeks! We think All the Sinners Bleed by SA Cosby is going to storm up the bestseller lists in both the UK and the US, and everywhere else too. That’s our lead…
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On the Radar: It's so hard to choose!

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The publishing industry has shaken off its pandemic slumber and this summer is going to be hot for crime fiction readers. There are so many strong late-May releases that we couldn’t keep our selection down to five and so this week our news column brings…
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On the Radar: Nordic noir alert

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We know that a lot of people visit our site to find out more about Scandinavian crime fiction, and this week we bring you news of an author who is famous for his crime thrillers in Denmark and is now appearing in English for the…
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On the Radar: Russian interference

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Wait. <Tap. Tap. Tap.> What’s this on the radar? Is it? No, it can’t be… Is it working? Maybe the Russians messing with our comms? Oh, wow, it is real! A new novel in Martin Cruz Smith’s Renko series is on the way and it’s…
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On the Radar: Clonk!

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Welcome to our weekly news column, which lands with a humorous clonk. We lead off with JP Rieger’s new crime novel with a comic-style cover worthy of Roy Lichtenstein with an onomatopoeic title to boot. When you’ve quelled your giggles, read on to discover further…
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On the Radar: Character building

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Often we talk about the wide geographic spread of the crime novels that appear on our digital pages, but today’s news column might be interesting because of the different professions of the characters involved. We don’t have any butchers, bakers or candlestick makers, but we…
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On the Radar: What's that sound?

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Shadowy memories tinged with vengeance. Jazz solos. A cold corpse in the river. A heist. Hemp sandals… This week’s reading pile might just give you sensory overload. Let’s kick off our weekly news report with Catriona Ward’s latest novel, set in New England and with…
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