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Rough Justice: Top five books of 2023

By RoughJustice

27 December, 2023

Every year, when I come to write this list, I fret about the books that didn’t quite make my top five. This year, for a change, I’ve found something different to nag at my conscience – the books that I loved but didn’t review. This…

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The 12 Crimes of Christmas 2023

By Erin Britton

11 December, 2023

‘Tis the season to cosy up with a thrilling mystery, and what better way to celebrate the holidays than by delving into the macabre and magical world of Christmas-themed crime fiction? As the year draws to a close and the festive spirit fills the air,…

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Who Killed Father Christmas? and Other Seasonal Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards

By Erin Britton

11 December, 2023

Step into a world where tinsel and crime intertwine as the festive season takes a mysterious and sometimes murderous turn in Who Killed Father Christmas? and Other Seasonal Mysteries. The fifth Christmassy collection from Martin Edwards and the British Library, it includes 15 short crime…

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Best crime novel in translation of 2023 shortlist

By crimefictionlover

28 November, 2023

When we first started Crime Fiction Lover in 2011, Scandinavian crime fiction was all the rage and we dived in reading and celebrating not just Nordic noir but translated mysteries in general. It’s the perfect way to explore the world and expose yourself to different…

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On the Radar: Crimes a plenty

By crimefictionlover

17 November, 2023

Thomas the Tank Engine once sang that there were jobs for everyone – jobs a plenty. Over here in our genre, a ‘job’ means something different and indeed there are crimes for everyone in this week’s On the Radar column. We’ve got murder by drowning…

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Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night by Sophie Hannah

By Erin Britton

15 November, 2023

Is there any better gift for mystery fans than the return of the Christie for Christmas? Of course, Dame Agatha herself can’t be expected to visit from the great beyond with a fresh manuscript in hand but Sophie Hannah has donned her literary Santa suit…

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Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas by Vicki Delany

By Erin Britton

7 November, 2023

Vicki Delany’s Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas offers a welcome return to the charmingly festive yet murder-stricken town of Rudolph, New York, where Christmas spirit runs high and malice simmers beneath the surface. The sixth instalment in the Year-Round Christmas Mystery series, it’s a…

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On the Radar: Going to Motown

By crimefictionlover

27 October, 2023

It’s been a while since a book set in Detroit has featured on the site but Stephen Mack Jones is here to fix that with his new novel Deus X, which has a religious theme to it and maybe a touch of corruption as well….

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Rough Justice: Top five books of 2023

The 12 Crimes of Christmas 2023

Who Killed Father Christmas? and Other Seasonal Mysteries edited by Martin Edwards

Best crime novel in translation of 2023 shortlist

On the Radar: Crimes a plenty

Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night by Sophie Hannah

Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas by Vicki Delany

On the Radar: Going to Motown

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