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Read and rated – we review the latest and best mysteries, psychological thrillers, Nordic noir, pulp, cosy crime fiction, historical and suspense novels… and plenty more here on Crime Fiction Lover.

Reputation by Sarah Vaughan

By DeathBecomesHer

15 March, 2022

Sarah Vaughan has been on the Crime Fiction Lover radar before, her intelligently written, precisely plotted thrillers making reviewers sit up and pay attention. Back in 2018 we took a look at Anatomy of a Scandal, part psychological thriller, part courtroom drama, with an MP…

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Sundial by Catriona Ward

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

14 March, 2022

At first glance, Catriona Ward’s new novel ticks all the boxes for standard domestic noir, but it has more to it than that. In a perfect suburban California setting lives a couple with two lovely young daughters, but of course things are not as they seem…

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Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

By Vicki Weisfeld

10 March, 2022

Peter Swanson has created another lively homage to classic mystery puzzles in his new novel, Nine Lives. Much like his earlier book, Rules for Perfect Murders, several of the characters recognise the new story’s parallels to Golden Age murder mysteries and this time the resemblance…

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The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

9 March, 2022

Readers of historical fiction and Francophiles are in for a treat with Anna Mazzola’s latest novel. Set in Paris, The Clockwork Girl pulls together a series of events that took place in 1750, a cast of unscrupulous characters based on real historical figures, and just…

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The Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hancock

By Paul Burke

8 March, 2022

Translated by Tara Chase — This chilly thriller from Anne Mette Hancock will really appeal to you if you love Nordic noir that plumbs the darkest depths of the soul. The Corpse Flower is an accomplished debut, a prize winner in Hancock’s native Denmark and…

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Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

By Erin Britton

7 March, 2022

Eminem and Elton John with Stan. Pavarotti and Skunk Anansie with You’ll Follow Me Down. Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra with S&M. All exceedingly unlikely duets to be sure, but perhaps none is more unlikely than the collaboration between mega-bestselling author James Patterson…

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The Darkest Sin by DV Bishop

By Paul Burke

3 March, 2022

Murder on sanctified ground is the darkest sin referred to in the title of DV Bishop’s new historical crime novel set in Renaissance Italy. In this case it’s a shocking and brutal stabbing at a secluded convent. However, this is not the only troubling crime…

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Whatever Gets You Through the Night by Charlie Higson

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

2 March, 2022

UK readers will know Charlie Higson as one of the comedians behind The Fast Show, the seminal 1990s BBC sketch programme. In the comedy world, he has also worked with greats such as Vic Reeves, Bob Mortimer and Harry Enfield. However, there’s a darker side…

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Sundial by Catriona Ward

Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

The Clockwork Girl by Anna Mazzola

The Corpse Flower by Anne Mette Hancock

Run Rose Run by Dolly Parton and James Patterson

The Darkest Sin by DV Bishop

Whatever Gets You Through the Night by Charlie Higson

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