News

Subscribe and win a Sherlock graphic novel

By
Sign up to the CFL newsletter between now and 24 December 2017, and you’ll automatically be entered into our draw to in one of four graphic novels featuring Sherlock Holmes, published by Self Made Hero. Plus, of course, whether you win or not you’ll receive…
Read more
News

Such a shame

By
On the Radar — This week our column bringing you new crime fiction novels is headed by a fast-moving psychological thriller from South Africa. Shame on You is a debut by Amy Heydenrych. We’ve also got a line-up of seasoned pros sharing their art-inspried short…
Read more
FeaturesNews

First look: Front Page Murder

By
It’s December 1963 and Archie Flowerdew is sitting in a cell at Wandsworth Prison waiting to be hanged. On Christmas Eve. It’s not exactly how he planned to spend the festive season. But, then, Archie was found guilty of murdering fellow comic postcard artist Percy…
Read more
News

Book hunter

By
On the Radar — Lots of new crime books for you this week, including the true story of FBI serial killer profiler John Douglas, as seen in Mindhunter on Netflix. There are new releases from two of America’s top women crime writers, a Chilean debut…
Read more
News

In the news today...

By
On the Radar — Our new books column starts off this week with Peter Bartram’s latest Brighton-based mystery, which is set in the 1960s and features crime-busting journalist Colin Crampton. We also bring you classic Japanese crime fiction, psychological thrillers and some seasonal cheer in…
Read more
News

Investigations in Auschwitz

By
On the Radar — This week’s new books column opens with the latest inventive novel by Chris Petit, who has set Pale Horse Riding within the notorious concentration camp Auschwitz. German or Jew, it is hard to see how a crime can be investigated in…
Read more
News

From Aberdeen to outer space

By
On the Radar — This week we bring you ten books you’ll find hard to choose between, because they all look so intriguing. We kick things off with two great Scots, Aberdeen author Stuart MacBride and Edinburgh counterpart Chris Brookmyre. The former’s new standalone is…
Read more