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Dirty Geese by Lou Gilmond

24 July, 2023

When Mrs Joyce Newbury brings her boss, Percy Dvořáček, his morning coffee and warmed up chocolate muffin, it’s not received as positively as usual. Possibly because the British minister for personal information has a large hole in the back of his head and is quite…

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How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel by Kate Jackson

By Erin Britton

12 July, 2023

Would you survive a murder mystery? Particularly one from the Golden Age of Crime, when fair play, amateur sleuths, closed circles of suspects and logic and deduction were the rules of the game? The answer’s far from certain, but if you arm yourself with as…

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On the Radar: A quintet of woman crime authors

By crimefictionlover

7 July, 2023

No. It’s not because we’re woke cultural Marxists. It’s not inverted institutional sexism or conscious unconscious bias. It’s just how the cookie crumbled. Which is a long-winded way of getting to the fact that all five of the new books in this week’s report are…

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On the Radar: Her next job is in cyber

By crimefictionlover

23 June, 2023

From the Monkeewrench series to Millennium and on to today’s techno thrillers, we love it when new technologies quickly evolve into new kinds of crime and new ways of catching crooks. At the moment, this subgenre seems to be surging forward with crypto currency, the…

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A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao

By Erin Britton

22 June, 2023

Nilima Rao’s debut novel, A Disappearance in Fiji, is a historical mystery that sheds light on the devastating consequences of a British colonial policy that is little discussed today. In so doing, she presents a very different image of Fiji from the tropical paradise and…

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The Epilogue of August by Jennifer Milder

By Vicki Weisfeld

8 June, 2023

This captivating debut mystery novel by Jennifer Milder unwraps the title character’s secrets like a succession of nesting boxes. It demonstrates the truth William Faulkner captured when he said, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Janus is a middle-aged woman living in…

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On the Radar: New books for June

By crimefictionlover

2 June, 2023

Just like last week, we’re starting our column with a book in the rural noir category and author Chris Offutt has become a favourite in the sub-genre. His third Mick Hardin novel is out on 13 June. We have crime in translation from Switzerland with…

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Skin Deep by Antonia Lassa

By crimefictionlover

15 May, 2023

Translated by Dr Jacky Collins — Everything about Skin Deep is, well, a little unusual. If you’re someone who likes to adventure beyond straightforward plotting, storytelling and character traits, you should find this peculiar 110-page novella most interesting. Taking you from Biarritz in southwest France…

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Dirty Geese by Lou Gilmond

How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel by Kate Jackson

On the Radar: A quintet of woman crime authors

On the Radar: Her next job is in cyber

A Disappearance in Fiji by Nilima Rao

The Epilogue of August by Jennifer Milder

On the Radar: New books for June

Skin Deep by Antonia Lassa

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