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On the Radar: Do your penance

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Considered to be the one to watch in UK fiction thanks to her literary debut, Boy Parts, it’s exciting to see that English author Eliza Clark has turned her compass towards crime fiction. Her second novel, Penance, satirises the ongoing fascination with true crime and……
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On the Radar: Ambrose Parry, you say?

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Lovers of historical crime fiction can get ready for a treat as Ambrose Parry, the time travelling pen name of Chris Brookmyre and his partner Maria Haetzman, serves up an 1853 Edinburgh mystery with echoes of the bodysnatchers Burke and Hare. There seems to be…
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On the Radar: New books for June

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Just like last week, we’re starting our column with a book in the rural noir category and author Chris Offutt has become a favourite in the sub-genre. His third Mick Hardin novel is out on 13 June. We have crime in translation from Switzerland with…
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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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