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First look: Euro Noir pocket guide

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Following on from his pocket guide to Nordic Noir, crime fiction chronicler Barry Forshaw has written Euro Noir: The Pocket Essential Guide to European Crime Fiction, Film & TV. Inside, you’ll find chapters discussing the development of crime fiction – tipping some great authors –…
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CWA votes on best crime novel ever

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Remember, remember the fifth of November. In the UK it’s the day when we recall Guy Fawkes, and the Gunpowder Plot, and reanact the anti-Catholic pogroms that followed by chucking ‘The Guy’ on the bonfire. The Crime Writers’ Association has something even more incendiary planned…
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CIS: Barry Forshaw's top 10 Nordic classics

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Barry Forshaw is the UK’s leading expert on crime fiction. His books include Nordic Noir, British Crime Film and Death in a Cold Climate: A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction. Other work includes British Gothic Cinema, the award-winning British Crime Writing, The Rough Guide to…
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Nordic noir for your pocket

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A book has arrived here at Crime Fiction Lover headquarters that looks like it could be the perfect gift for the Scandinavian crime fiction lover in your life. Barry Forshaw‘s Nordic Noir: The Pocket Essential Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction, Film & TV is just…
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Richmond turns to crime

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If you’re a crime fiction lover and live in south west London or can easily get there, it might be worth putting 1 November into your diary. The opening evening of the Richmond Literature Festival this year will be dedicated to the genre, with a…
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