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Shitamachi Scam by Michael Pronko

1 February, 2024

The squeamish yet diligent Detective Hiroshi Shimizu returns in Shitamachi Scam, the sixth instalment of Tokyo-based Michael Pronko’s crime novel series. In 2022, Azabu Getaway transported readers to the cosmopolitan Azabu district, but this time the action takes place in an older, more traditional Shitamachi…

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Sonja van der Westhuizen: Top five books of 2023

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

21 December, 2023

It’s been an interesting year for crime fiction trends. We’ve had it all, whether it’s the closed circle mystery novels with hen parties set a remote islands or mountain tops, the return to the gothic crime mystery a la Daphne Du Maurier, or crime fiction…

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Fall by Tracy Clark

By RoughJustice

21 December, 2023

Political corruption, like death and taxes, is always with us, a fact that Chicagoans know better than most. Chicago has long been considered America’s most corrupt city, with one investigation suggesting more than $500 million leaves the system each year to pockets unknown. An incredible…

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Paul Burke: Top five books of 2023

By Paul Burke

19 December, 2023

It was a truly impressive year for crime fiction and I got to review some special novels for Crime Fiction Lover – all that in spite of the glut of celebrity novels, some ghost written, which attracted a lot of attention but added little to…

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The Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2023: The Winners

By crimefictionlover

7 December, 2023

A drum roll please. Or maybe some moody midnight saxophone would be more fitting, given our genre. Whatever the tune, whatever the syncopation, the moment has come to unveil the winners of the 2023 Crime Fiction Lover Awards. Go ahead and scroll down to feast…

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Hidden Assets season 2 comes to BBC Four

By crimefictionlover

29 November, 2023

Last January, the crime show Hidden Assets was a surprise hit when it aired on BBC Four in the UK. Jointly made by Irish and Belgian production companies, it linked a criminal assets recovery investigator in Shannon with missing diamonds and a bombing in Antwerp,…

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Best crime novel in translation of 2023 shortlist

By crimefictionlover

28 November, 2023

When we first started Crime Fiction Lover in 2011, Scandinavian crime fiction was all the rage and we dived in reading and celebrating not just Nordic noir but translated mysteries in general. It’s the perfect way to explore the world and expose yourself to different…

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Best indie crime novel of 2023 shortlist

By crimefictionlover

27 November, 2023

If you follow us on social media, you’ll know that one of our missions here at Crime Fiction Lover is to support independent authors and publishers, so there’s no way we’d ever run an awards fest without celebrating the indies out there. These are the…

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Shitamachi Scam by Michael Pronko

Sonja van der Westhuizen: Top five books of 2023

Fall by Tracy Clark

Paul Burke: Top five books of 2023

The Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2023: The Winners

Hidden Assets season 2 comes to BBC Four

Best crime novel in translation of 2023 shortlist

Best indie crime novel of 2023 shortlist

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