Interview: Jonathan Lyon
Jonathan Lyon is a young British author who has suffered from chronic and seemingly incurable pain for many years. Basing himself in Berlin in an attempt to shake the disease, his debut Carnivore came out last summer. If you haven’t picked up a copy yet,…
The Collector
Written by Fiona Cummins — In January 2017 I was lucky enough to be given a debut novel to review. It stayed with me through thick and thin and ended up being one of my favourite crime fiction books of the year. That book was…
RoughJustice: Top five books of 2017
2017 has been another great year for crime fiction. Domestic noir has taken something of a back seat at last, and while no particular sub-genre has dominated, the year has seen formidable efforts from some of crime fiction biggest hitters. While they didn’t quite make…
NagaiSayonara: Top five books of 2017
Without getting too political, it’s no surprise that the issues of racism and terror featured highly in crime fiction this year. On the other hand, the kind of noir that eschews the global to focus on the personal had another strong year, and this approach…
CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour
Edited by Martin Edwards — If you are planning a virtual escape to far-off lands over Christmas, this is a great collection of adventurous short stories to take with you. But, expect to be chilled, even when trekking in the heat of South Africa, dipping your toes…
NTN: Fiona Cummins interviewed
The leap from writing about showbiz for a UK national newspaper to creating one of 2017’s most chilling protagonists is a big one, but family illness forced award-winning journalist Fiona Cummins to take a fresh look at life. “We owe it to ourselves to do…
NTN: Straight from the underground with Paul D Brazill
Crime fiction is eminently respectable these days, what with books, films and crime drama on TV receiving oodles of plaudits in the mainstream media. But there are also plenty of less well known writers taking a view askew, looking at the world through a dirty…