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Worst Case Scenario by Helen FitzGerald

By Kate Vane

17 May, 2019

Helen FitzGerald’s The Cry, a harrowing story about a missing child, was dramatised by BBC TV last year. Worst Case Scenario is a very different book. It’s a satirical take on the revenge thriller and is funny, dark and provocative from the first glorious line….

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Metropolis

By crimefictionlover

15 May, 2019

Written by Philip Kerr — The tragic passing of Philip Kerr last year means that Metropolis is the last book in his hugely popular historical crime series featuring the German detective Bernie Gunther. You can read a full rundown on the series here, and if…

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Interview: Chris Carter

By DeathBecomesHer

13 May, 2019

Chris Carter studies psychology and criminal behaviour at the University of Michigan and then went on to interview many criminals, including serial killers, as a member of the Michigan State DA’s criminal psychology team. Little wonder then that this American author’s books reek of such…

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We dare you...

By crimefictionlover

26 April, 2019

On the Radar — Yes, we dare you to peruse this deadly selection of crime novels landing on the shelves soon. We’re leading off with The Dare by Carol Wyer, for lovers of British crime fiction. But we’ve also got some new espionage from Chris…

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12 South African crime writers to add to your reading list

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

17 April, 2019

At the recent Stellenbosch Woordfees (Festival of Words), four female crime writers, anchored by fellow crime author Mike Nicol, gathered to discuss the status of crime fiction. Karin Brynard, Bettina Wyngaard, Irma Venter and Icelandic writer Yrsa Sigurdardottir reflected on the difference between the writing…

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Amsterdam Noir

By Vicki Weisfeld

16 April, 2019

Editors René Appel and Josh Pachter have collected stories from 14 of The Netherlands’ top-ranking writers of crime and literary fiction – plus a few new faces – in this recent entry in the popular and long running series of place-based anthologies from Akashic Books….

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Holidays from hell

By crimefictionlover

12 April, 2019

On the Radar — Are you ready for Easter? Be on your guard because bad things can happen during the holidays and in Chris Brookmyre’s latest novel there are echoes of the Madeline McCann case, that real-life holiday tragedy in Portugal. This week’s new crime…

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Prefecture D

By nagaisayonara

20 March, 2019

Written by Hideo Yokoyama, translated by Jonathan Lloyd-Davies — Prefecture D is the third book to appear in English translation by Japanese crime author Hideo Yokoyama, whose English debut Six Four was a big hit in 2016. Like Six Four and Yokoyama’s English follow up,…

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Worst Case Scenario by Helen FitzGerald

Metropolis

Interview: Chris Carter

We dare you...

12 South African crime writers to add to your reading list

Amsterdam Noir

Holidays from hell

Prefecture D

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