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First look: More Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

21 May, 2019

Everyone’s heard of Sherlock Holmes. He’s one of the most famous fictional detectives ever created. However, once you’ve read Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s entire Holmes canon of 56 short stories and four novels, what do you do? One option is to read books by other…

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A Time for Violence: Stories with an Edge

By Vicki Weisfeld

14 May, 2019

Edited by Andy Rausch and Chris Roy — Occasionally we come across an intriguing collection of crime-themed short stories. Some excellent crime fiction magazines and one-off anthologies are out there that give established writers the chance to explore shorter form crime fiction, and new ones…

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First look: Ten Year Stretch

By crimefictionlover

28 April, 2018

They write about death, but this time they’re doing it for a good cause. That’s right. To celebrate 10 years of CrimeFest – the crime fiction shindig held annually in Bristol – 20 of the world’s top authors have teamed up to produce Ten Year…

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Alive in Shape and Color – Edited by Lawrence Block

By crimefictionlover

1 January, 2018

That wily fox of Manhattan crime writing Lawrence Block has been weaving his Matthew Scudder stories for over 40 years now. In his own contribution to Alive in Shape and Color, which he edits, we find Scudder and his wife sitting on the piazza in…

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Murder on Christmas Eve

By MarinaSofia

6 December, 2017

Edited by Cecily Gayford — Following Murder Under the Christmas Tree last year, this is the second collection of mysteries for the festive season produced by Profile Books. The appeal of such seasonal anthologies? Well, it represents a safe choice of Christmas present for the…

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CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour

By Catherine Turnbull

2 December, 2017

Edited by Martin Edwards — If you are planning a virtual escape to far-off lands over Christmas, this is a great collection of adventurous short stories to take with you. But, expect to be chilled, even when trekking in the heat of South Africa, dipping your toes…

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NTN: Discover your new favourite crime author

By Vicki Weisfeld

15 November, 2017

Whether you read a few books a year or several a week, your reading time is precious. Review sites like Crime Fiction Lover have become so popular because we help readers quickly and reliably find good books and new, fresh authors. Whether your favourite crime…

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First look: Alive in Shape and Color

By crimefictionlover

11 November, 2017

We’ll be honest. Short stories don’t often set the place on fire here at Crime Fiction Lover. Most readers are more interested in novels and our reviews of anthologies aren’t always very popular. But that wasn’t the case with In Sunlight or In Shadow, the…

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First look: More Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

A Time for Violence: Stories with an Edge

First look: Ten Year Stretch

Alive in Shape and Color – Edited by Lawrence Block

Murder on Christmas Eve

CWA Anthology of Short Stories: Mystery Tour

NTN: Discover your new favourite crime author

First look: Alive in Shape and Color

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