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Sunset and Jericho by Sam Wiebe

10 May, 2023

Canadian author Sam Wiebe is known for his gritty, realistic Vancouver noir, especially the Dave Wakeland series about a former cop turned private investigator. Sunset and Jericho is the fourth book in the series however it can be read as a standalone. If you are…

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The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths

By DeathBecomesHer

25 January, 2023

Long-running crime series are like an addiction. Once you’ve started with book one, if the author is skilled enough to get you on the hook, it’s impossible to say no to books two, three, four and so on. Sadly, after a while some writers take…

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DeathBecomesHer: Top Five Books of 2022

By DeathBecomesHer

26 December, 2022

I’ve had 10 years of doing this and it doesn’t get any easier, I can tell you. Crime fiction is such an eclectic genre but even so it is easy to get stuck into a rut. This year I endeavoured to move a little outside…

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Murder at the Christmas Carols by Izzie Harper

By DeathBecomesHer

12 December, 2022

When we last heard from Vicky Newham, she was deep in the East End of London, following the trail of DI Maya Rahman. That was back in 2019, when Out of the Ashes was just pipped at the post for a place in my Top…

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Run to Ground by Stuart Johnstone

By Paul Burke

29 November, 2022

The term Tartan noir might be getting a little tired or over used but gritty Scottish crime fiction still seems to be at the vanguard of British crime writing. Run to Ground is an Edinburgh set police procedural, the third outing for Sergeant Don Colyear….

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A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin

By DeathBecomesHer

23 October, 2022

It comes as something of a shock to realise that John Rebus has been around for 35 years – he first appeared in Knots and Crosses, way back in 1987. A Heart Full of Headstones is the irascible ex-cop’s 24th outing in print and these…

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On the Radar: It's time for Plan B

By crimefictionlover

14 October, 2022

No Plan B is a great title for a Jack Reacher book because, as crime fiction lovers know, Lee Child’s awe-inspiring rogue crime buster knows only one way forward. He doesn’t need a backup plan… or does he? Either way, this force of nature is…

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The Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2021: The Winners

By crimefictionlover

8 December, 2021

Finally, the votes have been counted and verified and we can announce the winners of the inaugural Crime Fiction Lover Awards… But before we do that, we want to congratulate all the crime authors out there who have released stories in the last year, those…

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Sunset and Jericho by Sam Wiebe

The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths

DeathBecomesHer: Top Five Books of 2022

Murder at the Christmas Carols by Izzie Harper

Run to Ground by Stuart Johnstone

A Heart Full of Headstones by Ian Rankin

On the Radar: It's time for Plan B

The Crime Fiction Lover Awards 2021: The Winners

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