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On the Radar: Missing people, found novels

21 June, 2024

Our new books report this week includes the latest David Raker novel by Tim Weaver, some creepy crawlies that make bodies disappear in the new novel by Tracy Buchanan, plus three indie crime novels that are also worth checking out – two from the US…

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Every Spy A Traitor by Alex Gerlis

By RoughJustice

10 June, 2024

Alex Gerlis is a veteran espionage author with three series already behind him, but with Every Spy a Traitor he launches a new series. This time it’s a classic fish out of water story, similar to those written by Eric Ambler, but with a twist….

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Discover crime stories on Storiaverse

By crimefictionlover

4 June, 2024

As you might have noticed, we review books here on Crime Fiction Lover. A lot of books. Over 2,900, in fact. But that’s not all we do, and it’s always interesting when new things come along that push the boundaries. Lately, we’ve been delving into…

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Romanian espionage with Spy/Master on BBC Four

By crimefictionlover

1 May, 2024

Do you love spy fiction? Do you thrive on subtitles? How does a Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy vibe grab you? If we’re speaking your language then you’ll be thrilled to discover that the Romanian series Spy/Master starts on BBC Four in the UK at 9pm…

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Interview: Iris Yamashita

By crimefictionlover

27 February, 2024

Although some people liken it to Nordic noir due to the latitude, Alaskan crime fiction has its own vibes and tropes. In some ways, it’s like that 90s TV show Northern Exposure, with murder thrown in. Quirky and dark. The cold is a killer, the…

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Interview: Gregory Dowling

By crimefictionlover

17 January, 2024

January 2024 will see the publication in English of The Lover of No Fixed Abode, a novel originally written by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini in 1986, which is set in Venice. With the authors are no longer available for interview, we decided to talk…

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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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Gideon Resurrection by Grant Rosenberg

By Vicki Weisfeld

9 November, 2023

Grant Rosenberg’s new crime thriller, second in a trilogy, is the very definition of a book opening in medias res – in the middle of things or, as my writing coach used to say, ‘pot already boiling.’ You are not at a disadvantage if you…

Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Missing people, found novels

Every Spy A Traitor by Alex Gerlis

Discover crime stories on Storiaverse

Romanian espionage with Spy/Master on BBC Four

Interview: Iris Yamashita

Interview: Gregory Dowling

Sonja van der Westhuizen: Top five books of 2023

Gideon Resurrection by Grant Rosenberg

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