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Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

19 May, 2024

Giles Kenworthy is: A) a hedge fund manager, B) belittling to everyone with whom he speaks, C) a supporter of a far right political party, D) rude and antagonistic to all the neighbours on Riverview Close in Richmond on Thames. Oh, and, E) he’s dead….

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On the Radar: Great crime reads for April 2024

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5 April, 2024

Crime fiction lovers, we have some pretty important releases for you this week. Anthony Horowitz and Sara Paretsky are established names in the genre, Alyssa Cole and Ella Berman are rising stars, plus we’ve got a classic from the 1940s reprinted. April is off to…

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First look: Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

By crimefictionlover

26 March, 2024

Take a look at this! Close to Death, the fifth novel in Anthony Horowitz’s wonderful Hawthorne series, is due to go on sale on 16 April, and our friends at Harper Collins in the United States have sent us this beautiful hardback copy. We love…

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CrimeFictionLover: Top five books of 2022

By crimefictionlover

29 December, 2022

As is the tradition here on Crime Fiction Lover, each year our reviewers discuss their five favourite crime novels. Likewise, we all talk about what a difficult task choosing them presents, although this year I found it fairly easy. Some books get their hooks into…

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Best crime novel of 2022 shortlist

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11 November, 2022

We had no idea how popular the Crime Fiction Lover Awards would be when we launched them last year, but they’re back for 2022 and nominations have closed. Now it’s down to the final six in our Best Crime Novel category and as a crime…

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The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz

By crimefictionlover

18 August, 2022

Book four in Anthony Horowitz’s clever Hawthorne series feels like a non-starter. It begins with Horowitz, who is not only the narrator but is an active participant in the story, telling Daniel Hawthorne that he’s not interested in writing another book about the former Metropolitan…

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On the Radar: Hello, Hawthorne, my old friend...

By crimefictionlover

5 August, 2022

Thursday 18 August will be an interesting day for crime fiction lovers this year. It’s a date when a lot of important releases hit the shelves, setting the tone for our Autumn reading. Four of our books this week will arrive on the 18th and…

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On the Radar: The stress of playing away

By crimefictionlover

20 May, 2022

The Expats, The Accident, The Travelers, The Paris Diversion – Chris Pavone is a writer we’ve enjoyed for many years here on Crime Fiction Lover and if there’s one theme running through his work it’s that he loves to take his characters away from home…

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Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

On the Radar: Great crime reads for April 2024

First look: Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

CrimeFictionLover: Top five books of 2022

Best crime novel of 2022 shortlist

The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz

On the Radar: Hello, Hawthorne, my old friend...

On the Radar: The stress of playing away

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