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Crime fiction imitates art

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On the Radar — It’s counting down to Christmas and the annual gift-buying quandary. But books are an ideal present – they’re compact, easy to wrap and able to transport you somewhere else without leaving the house. Best of all, while you’re buying for others…
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First look: Two Lost Boys

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Guilty or innocent? It’s the eternal question whether you love Nordic noir, cosies, Golden Age or some other strand of crime fiction. And it’s at centre stage in Two Lost Boys, the first crime novel by LF Robertson, which is due out on 16 May next year….
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Bottoms up

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On the Radar — Let’s start December with the clink of glasses, and we’ll lead our weekly news column with the latest pulp novel from Chris Rhatigan. It’s all about a character who likes the clink of glasses just a little too much. Plus, we…
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First look: Stasi Wolf

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Last year during New Talent November, we brought you our review of Stasi Child, David Young’s impressive debut. For anyone looking for a new crime novel setting, it was a bit of a revelation – not many have been set in the German Democratic Republic,…
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Burning hot noir

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On the Radar — As the winter weather grows colder, wetter and more hostile in the UK, let’s warm our hands with some hot climate crime stories. There’s also a road trip kill fest, a nautical murder novel, and a case for Dr Watson. Let…
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Iceland Noir: Congratulations Ann Cleeves

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Last night at Reykjavik’s grand Hotel Borg, Ann Cleeves was announced the winner of Iceland Noir’s first ever Honorary Award for Services to the Art of Crime Fiction. The author of both the Vera series, set in North East England, and the Shetland books, with…
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