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Murder is the word

On the Radar — Anthony Horowitz’s last book, Magpie Murders, took the author out of the YA mainstream and into the adult crime fiction mainstream with a clever plot that played with the crime writing process, and the notion that fictional and real crimes can…
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Appetite for destruction

On the Radar — It looks like 24 August is going to be a big date on the crime fiction calendar with releases from veteran crime writing women on both sides of the Atlantic – Sue Grafton and Val McDermid. But today we want to…
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Crime Fiction Lover at six

It’s our birthday… Six years ago, Crime Fiction Lover was born and nobody visited our site! The next day, 35 fans of the genre paid us a visit to enjoy articles like this look at the top five female crime authors, or a review of…
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The flavour of French noir

On the Radar — This week sees new releases from two of France’s finest contemporary novelists: Fred Vargas and Pascal Garnier. So, get ready for a holiday featuring murder and intrigue that will take you from Paris to the wild mountains of Western France. We’ve…
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Norway's Valkyrien comes to Walter Presents

Over the past couple of years, Channel 4’s overseas crime drama unit Walter Presents has discovered an array of hit shows from around the world and brought them to English-speaking audiences with subtitles. Walter’s latest must-watch Nordic noir programme that’ll have you hooked is Valkyrien,…
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Heist to meet you

On the Radar — Welcome to our latest edition of On the Radar, where you’ll find new books every week here on Crime Fiction Lover. We’re going to start off with Glen Erik Hamilton’s latest action thriller, which sees ex-Army Ranger Van Shaw in the…
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