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Taking you to the death zone

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On the Radar — Just about everybody’s been to the danger zone thanks to Top Gun, but the Danish author and scriptwriter Simon Pasternak is offering us a trip to the Death Zone this week. There have been lots of historical crime releases of late, and this…
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Petrona shortlist announced

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The best of Scandinavian crime fiction in translation is rewarded each year with the Petrona Award, and this year’s shortlist has been announced. With Finnish and Norwegian authors coming to the fore, the nominees are: The Drowned Boy by Karin Fossum, translated by Kari Dickson The…
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Whole lotta history

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On the Radar — Yes, we’ve got a whole lotta history for you today because, in addition to exciting new releases from Linwood Barclay, David Baldacci and Ace Atkins, there are four historical novels new on the shelves. Ancient Rome, Georgian London, post-war London and…
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Tastes Like Fear? It is fear!

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On the Radar — Sarah Hilary is one of the rising stars of British crime fiction and returns with a new Marnie Rome mystery for us, while CL Taylor’s latest chilling domestic noir lands this week as well. There are also six other very different crime…
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Bosch gets the thumbs-up on Amazon

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Hot on the heels of the latest outing for Bosch on the box, tablet, laptop or wherever you do your streaming, Amazon has announced a third series based on the books by Michael Connelly. Currently available on Amazon Video, series two takes much of its inspiration from the…
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