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On the Radar: Crime's young cannibals

1 July, 2022

Some topics are still treated as taboo even in crime fiction, and eating human flesh is one of them. When the taboo is broken, crime fiction lovers tend to remember it – just look at Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, et al by…

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This Charming Man by CK McDonnell

By Paul Burke

22 February, 2022

Vampires are a myth, everyone knows that… Or do they? Look at what happened in Manchester last year as chronicled in The Stranger Times. The city was the epicentre of dark and disturbing events which proved the existence of monsters, in various guises including the…

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On the Radar: The Peculiar Crimes Unit returns

By crimefictionlover

9 July, 2021

Quirky, darkly comical and yet comforting in its own way, the Bryant & May series by Christopher Fowler is one of the best that British crime fiction has to offer. If you haven’t tried a novel from this series yet, it’s time to make amends….

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Catherine Turnbull: Top five books of 2020

By Catherine Turnbull

17 December, 2020

It’s not been the best year and travelling to more challenging past eras through the portal of modern historical crime novels and thrillers has been a welcome holiday from 2020. My selection includes books set in War World II, the dark and dangerous world of 19th century…

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Oranges and Lemons by Christopher Fowler

By Catherine Turnbull

22 August, 2020

Nursery rhymes, as we all know, often have disturbing and violent messages. The old London rhyme Oranges and Lemons is no exception. When the speaker of the House of Commons Michael Claremont is badly injured under a delivery of citrus fruit near St Clement’s Church,…

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On the Radar: Here comes a candle to light you to bed

By crimefictionlover

11 July, 2020

A strong concept will make for an enjoyable read if it’s executed correctly, and so we’re very much looking forward to Oranges and Lemons by Christopher Fowler, in which the murders follow the pattern of the old London-based nursery rhyme. And, of course, execution is…

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England's Finest

By Catherine Turnbull

20 January, 2020

The exploits of extraordinary elderly eccentrics DCIs Arthur Bryant and John May of the Peculiar Crimes Unit in London are misremembered with much black humour in Bryant’s memoirs of 12 lost cases in this anthology of short stories by Christopher Fowler. Bryant has a mandate…

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Catherine Turnbull: Top five books of 2019

By Catherine Turnbull

18 December, 2019

I’m always partial to modern historical crime novels and thrillers and my selection includes books set in the 1840s and the 1930s, 40s and 50s. I also enjoy short stories and include a collection spanning the 1930s to the present day. Some things never change,…

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On the Radar: Crime's young cannibals

This Charming Man by CK McDonnell

On the Radar: The Peculiar Crimes Unit returns

Catherine Turnbull: Top five books of 2020

Oranges and Lemons by Christopher Fowler

On the Radar: Here comes a candle to light you to bed

England's Finest

Catherine Turnbull: Top five books of 2019

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