In the Darkness
Written by Karin Fossum — The English translation of In the Darkness has been highly anticipated by those following the popular Inspector Sejer series, created by Norway’s Karin Fossum – sometimes called ‘the queen of crime’. In her native language, it was the first book…
Apple Tree Yard
Written by Louise Doughty — A psychological thriller about a respectable middle-aged woman and the consequences of her disastrous choices? This is certainly not typical thriller territory, but all the more appealing and unexpected for it. I loved this slow burner of a story which ignites…
Chasing Bad Guys
Written by Wayne Epperson — Last year, former marine and journalist Wayne Epperson introduced us to the Atlanta bounty hunter Frank Knott in his debut novel, Crime and Corruption in Texas. Now, Knott is back doing what he does best – chasing bad guys. A…
Dead Lions by Mick Herron
Every big organisation needs a place to put their screw-ups, and Slough House is where MI5 puts its ‘Slow Horses’. These are the disgraced or incompetent spies the service wants rid of, wearing them down with an endless series of demeaning jobs such as data…
The Twelfth Department
Written by William Ryan — Moscow, 1937, and the hand of Stalin’s empire lies heavily on every street, boulevard, public park, apartment block and factory in the city. And on every citizen. None more so than Captain Alexei Korolev of the Moscow Criminal Investigation Department….
Already Dead
Written by Stephen Booth — There have been 12 previous novels set in the Peak District of Derbyshire and featuring Detective Sergeants Ben Cooper and Diane Fry, so fans will know what to expect with Already Dead. Intuitive, off the wall Cooper has always served…
Matador
Written by Ray Banks — Ray Banks is very much a crime writer’s crime writer, with a back catalogue full of dark and deviant grit, like Dead Money, previously reviewed here on Crime Fiction Lover. However, he deserves a much wider audience and his latest, Matador,…