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The Quiet Mother by Arnaldur Indridason

By Vicki Weisfeld

9 December, 2025

Translated by Philip Roughton — The topography, geography and meteorology of Iceland are never far out of mind in Arnaldur Indridason’s crime stories. His most recent to be published in English, The Quiet Mother, is a police procedural. It’s the third novel featuring Indridason’s detective,…

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Silent Bones by Val McDermid

By Vicki Weisfeld

9 December, 2025

Opening one of Val McDermid’s police procedurals – especially those featuring Police Scotland’s Karen Pirie and her dedicated team in the Historic Cases Unit – is like being driven to a rewarding destination in a luxury limo. Everything works flawlessly, with no plot holes or…

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If the Owl Calls by Sharon White

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

8 December, 2025

American author Sharon White is known for her poetry, short stories and non fiction books, which have a calm, philosophical feel to them. She’s written one other novel but enters the crime fiction fray with If the Owl Calls by Night. Set in Norway in…

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Come and Get Her by Bruce Conord

By Vicki Weisfeld

5 December, 2025

When you’re in the mood for a full-throttle adventure, beginning to end, consider the debut suspense thriller Come and Get her by Bruce Conord. I raced through the pages to find out what deadly hazard hero Jesse Arroyo would face next and whether he’d finally…

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Estella's Fury by Barbara Havelocke

By Paul Burke

1 December, 2025

Not only are the works of Charles Dickens rich in atmosphere, they’re full of unusual characters that beg further exploration. PLEASE, SIR, CAN WE HAVE SOME MORE? Barbara Havelocke is an author who has heeded the call — and then some. Estella’s Fury follows on…

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The Shadow of the Northern Lights by Satu Rämö

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

1 December, 2025

Translated by Kristian London — Finnish author Satu Rämö is new on our site, but this is a writer you need to know about, particularly if you love Nordic noir. Her series featuring Icelandic detective Hildur Rúnarsdóttir first arrived in English translation in October 2024…

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The After Party by Ruth Kelly

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

28 November, 2025

Amsterdam. The city of red lights, weed, canals and stroopwafels. The perfect setting for Ruth Kelly’s latest destination thriller and the new home of her main character, Becca. Becca and Nathan recently relocated from Devon to the Netherlands for Nathan to fulfill his dream of…

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The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace by RWR McDonald

By DeathBecomesHer

26 November, 2025

If your love for crime fiction began at an early age, it’s a fair bet that it started with the likes of The Famous Five, The Hardy Boys or Nancy Drew. The same applies to Tippy Chan, the 11-year-old heroine of RWR McDonald’s award winning…

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The Quiet Mother by Arnaldur Indridason

Silent Bones by Val McDermid

If the Owl Calls by Sharon White

Come and Get Her by Bruce Conord

Estella's Fury by Barbara Havelocke

The Shadow of the Northern Lights by Satu Rämö

The After Party by Ruth Kelly

The Nancys and the Case of the Missing Necklace by RWR McDonald

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