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Hot thrills and cold ones too

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On the Radar — Our new releases column returns with some hot August releases for you. Thriller fans will be looking forward to Ruth Ware’s latest, set in the Scottish Highlands, but if the summer heat is getting too much then one look at the…
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Crime fiction miracles

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On the Radar — It really is a miracle how popular crime fiction has been this century, and we’ve got a barrel full of amazement for you this week including new novels by Michael J Malone, David Baldacci, Danuta Kot and more. Let us know…
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Back to Poe land

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On the Radar — The Baltimore area was home to one of the first great crime fiction authors in the form of Edgar Allan Poe, and it’s also home to one of the contemporary greats, Laura Lippman. It’s her latest release, Lady in the Lake,…
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A summer of crime

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The Bath-based independent Beaufort Bookshop has unveiled its blood-dripping July front window with the theme ‘submerge yourself in crime fiction this summer’, supported by indie publisher Rat’s Tales and Crime Fiction Lover. The lethally sharp window display will drown out any thoughts of comedy or…
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Find Gomorrah on the Dark Web

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On the Radar — Here on Crime Fiction Lover we are actually a pretty law abiding bunch. Our biggest infraction lately was a parking ticket outside a blinds shop in Bristol, but the blinds were half price anyway which cancelled it out. Anyway, our naivety…
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First look: Dead Ground

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In this age of digital downloads it’s nice to discover publishers that put a little bit extra into the design of books as physical things that you can hold in your hand. Rat’s Tales is a Bath-based company that describes itself as an artisan publisher,…
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Don't break the chain

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On the Radar — Prepare to be broadsided as some of the biggest names in contemporary crime fiction launch a salvo of explosive-looking novels that’ll blow your summer reading pile to pieces. Adrian McKinty, Jo Nesbo and Joseph Knox are three of the most popular…
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Mafiosa: a feminist take on gangster land

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The macho image of organised crime in the 1920s is being turned on its side by a new crime fiction comic which is building a following on Kickstarter. Written by Sunshine Barbito and illustrated by Debora Carita, Mafiosa will tell the story of Nicoletta Marchesi,…
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