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On the radar: crime fiction to get you through the night

By DeathBecomesHer

11 February, 2022

Well, if it’s crime fiction that gets you through the night, you’re not alone. For all members of the Crime Fiction Lover army, this week we bring you five new crime novels starting with an unusual thriller by the comedian Charlie Higson. His book Whatever…

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Outsider by Rob Sinclair

By Paul Burke

19 December, 2021

A Ryker Returns Thriller. As far as we are concerned Ryker can keep returning, as long as the thrills and spills match the excitement generated in Outsider, that is. This is an entertaining action thriller with plenty of fireworks, an enigmatic lone wolf hero with…

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On the Radar: A drop of the black stuff

By crimefictionlover

1 October, 2021

Welcome back to our weekly news column where, today, historical crime fiction rules the roost. Leonora Nattrass’ Black Drop sounds intriguing and even more so when you find out what ‘black drop’ actually is. But if the late 18th century isn’t your thing, we’ve got…

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A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz

By Rafe McGregor

16 August, 2021

Anthony Horowitz is best known for his young adult and television writing, but we find his adult crime fiction much more appealing. Standing out from his peers, he currently has four series underway, all of which are either fiercely original, thoroughly entertaining, or both: his…

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Dead Ground by MW Craven

By DeathBecomesHer

9 June, 2021

Mike Craven certainly knows how to open a novel. The first chapter of Black Summer, from earlier in the Tilly and Poe series, still sticks in my mind and makes me cringe. Dead Ground is the English author’s latest and it features a doozy too….

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On the Radar: The Lincoln Lawyer finds something in the trunk...

By crimefictionlover

30 October, 2020

Now we’re hitting November and the publishers are getting serious. The biggest name in our news roundup this week is Michael Connelly from the United States, but the UK’s breakthrough crime authors Ruth Ware and Luca Veste also have new novels out and they’ll be…

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The Corpse with the Crystal Skull by Cathy Ace

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

1 July, 2020

The ninth adventure in the Cait Morgan series, The Corpse with the Crystal Skull, sees the Welsh-Canadian criminology professor heading to Jamaica with her husband and friends for her 50th birthday celebrations. As you probably already know, whether it’s a small English village or an…

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The Budapest Escape

By nagaisayonara

19 November, 2019

Written by Bill Rapp — Former diplomat and US Government analyst Bill Rapp has brought his wealth of experience and research skills to bear in The Budapest Escape, third in a series of Cold War thrillers. The novel is set in Vienna and Budapest in…

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On the radar: crime fiction to get you through the night

Outsider by Rob Sinclair

On the Radar: A drop of the black stuff

A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz

Dead Ground by MW Craven

On the Radar: The Lincoln Lawyer finds something in the trunk...

The Corpse with the Crystal Skull by Cathy Ace

The Budapest Escape

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