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Under southern skies: 13 fresh, exciting antipodean crime writers to try

17 June, 2024

Today we’re joined by Craig Sisterson, CWA Daggers judge and editor of Dark Deeds Down Under 2, a fascinating new anthology of Australian and New Zealand crime and thriller stories. Craig’s HRF Keating Award-shortlisted guidebook, Southern Cross Crime, shone a light on the treasure trove of modern…

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Murder Under the Sun edited by Cecily Gayford

By Erin Britton

9 May, 2024

Sun, sea, sand and slaughter. What more could a body want from a summer holiday? Well, perhaps a decent all-you-can-eat buffet, a prime pool-side position and a good book to while away the time with. Luckily, Murder Under the Sun has the latter requirement covered…

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The South Asian authors changing UK crime fiction

By crimefictionlover

16 April, 2024

Today we’re joined by crime author Ajay Chowdhury – famous in the genre for his Kamil Rahman novels and famous in the tech world as the investor who took the tune identifying app Shazam to market. Here he shares his thoughts on how a new…

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Rent, Shuffle and Roll's Mystery Vault

By crimefictionlover

22 March, 2024

Here’s a heads-up for UK-based crime fiction lovers who enjoy mystery board games. Rent, Shuffle and Roll is an interesting startup that gives you the chance to play hundreds of tabletop games without having to buy them – and they’ve just launched their Mystery Vault. In…

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On the Radar: Farewell, Don Winslow

By crimefictionlover

22 March, 2024

Good news: the final story in Don Winslow’s Danny Ryan trilogy is here. Bad news: its author is retiring. He’s one of the finest in the genre and he will be missed. And now, our roundup of the latest crime releases which also includes a…

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On the Radar: Mirror, mirror in the attic

By crimefictionlover

23 February, 2024

Don’t know about you, but I, for one, am intrigued to see Oscar Wilde’s the ageless Dorian Gray appear in a crime novel alongside Sherlock Holmes. Wow! The Classified Dossier has finally been revealed by crime author Christian Klaver and it looks like the perfect…

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The Teacher by Tim Sullivan

By Vicki Weisfeld

30 January, 2024

Tim Sullivan’s The Teacher is the newest in his entertaining series of police procedurals whose titles come from the murder victim’s profession and we’ve previously reviewed The Monk. When thinking ahead to 2024, and the kinds of crime books that are likely on the horizon,…

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Interview: Sarah Hilary

By DeathBecomesHer

27 June, 2023

We first met Sarah Hilary in 2014, with Someone Else’s Skin – her crime debut, which introduced us to London-based DI Marnie Rome and ended up winning Theakston’s 2015 Crime Novel of the Year. The series eventually ran to six books, but then Hilary turned her attention…

Crime Fiction Lover

Under southern skies: 13 fresh, exciting antipodean crime writers to try

Murder Under the Sun edited by Cecily Gayford

The South Asian authors changing UK crime fiction

Rent, Shuffle and Roll's Mystery Vault

On the Radar: Farewell, Don Winslow

On the Radar: Mirror, mirror in the attic

The Teacher by Tim Sullivan

Interview: Sarah Hilary

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