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Lincoln Rhyme versus the skin collector

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On the Radar — Fans of Jeffery Deaver can rejoice this week because his disabled detective Lincolne Rhyme is back, along with assistant Amelia Sachs, and they’ve got another serial killer case on their hands. That’s just the tip of the iceberg, though, because we…
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Dirt of every kind

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On the Radar — Yes, today’s On the Radar brings you new books featuring dirty dealings of every kind. Drugs come to the fore in a new book by Robert K Lewis and in a Rex Burns reprint from the 70s. Corruption in sport is…
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Tick, tock, Tupperware cop

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On the Radar — He’s bisexual. He’s an ex-cop. He hates ticking clocks, but he loves Tupperware. The man we’re refering to is the rather unusual 80s detective Duffy. Irish author Dan Kavanagh’s character is back thanks to Orion, which is reprinting the entire series…
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I think I need to lie down...

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On the Radar — So many fascinating crime books are being released at the moment, we wouldn’t blame you if you felt the need to lie down. Our reviewers certainly feel that way at the moment. The publishing industry is a veritable Gatling gun spraying…
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Irène competition winners

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A month ago we posted a competition on our site offering you the chance to win copies of Irène and Alex by Pierre Lemaitre, plus £50-worth of crime novels from MacLehose Press. That was the first prize, and we also had five runner-up packs containing copies…
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From the Gaelic

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On the Radar — You may well have read books from Denmark, France, Italy or even Japan, but have you come across one originally written in Gaelic before? Well, here’s your chance to discover some crime fiction from the heart of Eire. But there’s more…
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