Find out how it ends
On the Radar — It’s not often that this happens, but there is only one way to introduce this week’s new books. And that is to say: you are going to have a hard time choosing which to read first… This Is How It Ends…
The first new crime books of 2018
On the Radar — Welcome back to Crime Fiction Lover for a new year of mysteries, noir, psychological thrillers, Scandi and more. Every Friday we bring you our weekly news column filled with the latest releases and we always try to cover the rainbow gamut…
First look: Babylon Berlin the graphic novel
Did you watch Babylon Berlin on Sky last November? Or maybe, if you are in the US, you’ll catch it when it begins streaming on Netflix on 30 January. But did you know that the decadent German television programme – the most expensive non-English production…
Before We Die - new Swedish crime show on Channel 4
On 16 January Scandinavian crime fiction will return to Channel 4 with Before We Die. Set in Stockholm and starring Marie Richardson and Adam Pålsson, the show is about an uncompromising woman cop who is being lined up for early retirement when her colleague and…
We want The Wanted
On the Radar — You know when you see something and all you can say is: “WANT!”? Well, that’s what it’s going to be like for many readers of detective fiction when they see The Wanted by Robert Crais. The title aptly suggests the reader’s…
Mr Avila - Mexican crime drama comes to Walter Presents
Our view of Mexico in the crime fiction world is perhaps a little filtered by America’s perspective on its neighbour – the war on drugs, cross-border migration and so on. From Breaking Bad to The Power of the Dog and The Dead Women of Juarez,…
Subscribe and win a Sherlock graphic novel
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…
Such a shame
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…