Forget me not
On the Radar — Memory loss is not something we’re prone to here on Crime Fiction Lover – we never forget a great read! – but it’s central to our lead book in this week’s new books column. As well as Andrew Ewart’s Forget Me,…
Taken by the other people
On the Radar — This week our On the Radar new crime fiction column gets going with a creepy thriller about child snatching by CJ Tudor. We’ve also got two totally different World War II novels, an atmospheric family secrets thriller set on the Hebrides…
What really happened?
On the Radar — What really happened? It’s what every thriller and every mystery has us turning the pages to find out, isn’t it? This week’s books have plenty of subterfuge and plot twists as we wait to find out what really happened to Annie…
Harrogate 2018 - a little bit different
Catherine Turnbull reports on the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, with photos by Charlotte Graham What gives the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate a different vibe every year is that the author chairing the programme changes. It keeps it fresh and…
The first new crime books of 2018
On the Radar — Welcome back to Crime Fiction Lover for a new year of mysteries, noir, psychological thrillers, Scandi and more. Every Friday we bring you our weekly news column filled with the latest releases and we always try to cover the rainbow gamut…
New Talent November 2017 - a recap
For the seventh year running, we’ve held a celebration of fresh crime writing blood here on Crime Fiction Lover and sadly it has come to an end. But our mission is complete, once again we have talked to new authors, given exposure to self-published and…
The rise of Welsh crime fiction
With Wales’ first international crime writing festival approaching, it’s time to discover the burgeoning community of crime writers in the principality. Wales is not just a country of song, rugby and coal, it’s a land of crime stories – books, TV and film. We all…