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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: What WILL you be reading?

By crimefictionlover

27 June, 2025

How to… books are all the rage it seems. Essential tips for living. Last week we brought you How to Make a Killing, and this week it’s How to Survive a Horror Story that gets us underway. Mallory Arnold’s tricksy caper starts off in the…

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Win a signed copy of RAGDOLL by Daniel Cole

By crimefictionlover

20 June, 2025

We got very excited when the crime show Ragdoll arrived on iPlayer last week – so much so that we ordered in a copy to give away as the prize in our Saturday draw on 21 June 2025. When Daniel Cole got wind of our…

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On the Radar: A house to die for

By crimefictionlover

20 June, 2025

Location. Location. Location. Well, you’re in the right place for new crime novels but I’m not sure about the view or council tax band. We start off with Kate Weston’s new mystery – set in the world of real estate agents. It seems one of…

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First look: Animal Farm illustrated by Quentin Blake

By crimefictionlover

18 June, 2025

It’s not a crime novel per se but it’s full of crimes. Perhaps some of them are similar to things we’re seeing in the world today? George Orwell’s classic critique of Soviet totalitarianism Animal Farm has been reprinted by The Folio Society with illustrations by…

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On the Radar: Idyllic places, dark secrets

By crimefictionlover

13 June, 2025

Well, the bad news – if this week’s crime novels are true to reality – is that when things are going really well and you’re right up there, then they’re bound to come down again. And, they could just keep on getting worse until… um……

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Dept. Q: Original novel Mercy prize draw

By crimefictionlover

12 June, 2025

If you’ve been enjoying Dept. Q on Netflix, why not go back to the original source? The first series of the show is based on Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen, which arrived in English translation in 2011. In the US it came out the following year…

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On the Radar: Time for dark glasses

By crimefictionlover

6 June, 2025

Crime never sleeps but, apparently, murder does take a vacation now and again. We’re excited to bring you books by some huge names in crime fiction – Laura Lippman, Peter Lovesey (RIP), Mark Billingham and Ryan Steck… plus two indie authors who are bringing some…

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On the Radar: A crime fiction gold rush

By crimefictionlover

30 May, 2025

Here in our new books report this week there’s a fine seam of great reading. Crime fiction gold, you could say. And one of the books literally involves the Yukon gold rush of the late 19th century. We’ve got award-winning American crime author SA Cosby’s…

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On the Radar: What WILL you be reading?

Win a signed copy of RAGDOLL by Daniel Cole

On the Radar: A house to die for

First look: Animal Farm illustrated by Quentin Blake

On the Radar: Idyllic places, dark secrets

Dept. Q: Original novel Mercy prize draw

On the Radar: Time for dark glasses

On the Radar: A crime fiction gold rush

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