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From police procedurals to psychological thrillers, and from the darkest noir to cosy mysteries, Crime Fiction Lover brings you the latest crime novel releases.

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On the radar: Pure, original crime fiction

By crimefictionlover

24 July, 2026

Every so often, we have a week where all the authors whose new novels are included here in our news column are brand new to us. That could be because their books are debuts, but often they’re indie authors coming through. Either way, we’re proud…

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First look: Do You See What I See? by Peter Swanson

By crimefictionlover

22 July, 2026

I know. I could scarcely believe it myself. It’s July and already we’ve received a Christmas cosy crime novel to review. Not even Halloween, and I’m so mixed up I’m craving a hot cross bun… But we’ve made a little video about this exciting early…

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On the Radar: Soldiers, squirrels, hoteliers and more...

By crimefictionlover

17 July, 2026

We’re back with more new crime novel releases including two books set in Scotland and one in Iceland, which makes me think that perhaps Tartan noir and Scandinavian crime fiction are back on the up – particularly with The Dark looking so good on ITV…

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On the Radar: Summer holiday crime fiction

By crimefictionlover

10 July, 2026

Is this the summer of the destination thriller? Maybe. Maybe not. Some of the spots you’ll visit literarily in this week’s new books report are a lot more desirable than others. Blackpool is the setting for Mark Billingham’s The Shadow Step. Debatable as a destination….

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On the Radar: Your summer reading is here!

By crimefictionlover

3 July, 2026

We’ve never been busier at Crime Fiction Lover. And if anyone tells you that reading is a dying pastime you better let them know that authors and publishers have been elbowing their way to the front of the line to appear on our site. So…

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On the Radar: Criminal masterminds

By crimefictionlover

26 June, 2026

Yes, it’s true. Every book in this week’s roundup features a criminal masterminds of one kind or another, and in three of them we’re talking about proper anti-hero types. We’ve got the latest from Gary Phillips, Saima Mir, Paul D Brazill, Maryann Webb, Douglas Jackson…

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On the Radar: Deception, illusion and misdirection

By crimefictionlover

19 June, 2026

Welcome to our weekly On the Radar column, where you’re always guaranteed to find new crime fiction, and more. Nothing is ever straightforward in this genre, otherwise there’d be no fun in it, so we’ll start off gently with Deception by Alan Parks, look for…

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On the Radar: Keeping it in the family

By crimefictionlover

12 June, 2026

Family values. They’re so important in society, they tell us. They’re important in crime fiction too, for sure. This week we’ve got a mother-daughter investigation, some twins, an uncle-nephew heist duo, a disappeared daughter and even a family pet. Sort of. Does murder run in…

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News

On the radar: Pure, original crime fiction

First look: Do You See What I See? by Peter Swanson

On the Radar: Soldiers, squirrels, hoteliers and more...

On the Radar: Summer holiday crime fiction

On the Radar: Your summer reading is here!

On the Radar: Criminal masterminds

On the Radar: Deception, illusion and misdirection

On the Radar: Keeping it in the family

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