The race is on
On the Radar — Troubling as it may be, race is high up on the political agenda at the moment. Crime authors, being perceptive and…
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Spriteby: Top five books of 2016
2016 has been quite a year for historical crime fiction lovers. The year isn’t over yet, and there are still plenty of books coming out. TE Kinsey,…
The Hanging Tree
Written by Ben Aaronovitch — The Hanging Tree is the sixth book in the highly entertaining Rivers of London series, which debuted back in 2011. Police…
Battle of the big books – Rankin, Child, Reichs and more!
On the Radar — It isn’t quite Halloween yet but we can smell roast Christmas dinner heating in the oven – metaphorically – as we look…
Brighton gothic
On the Radar — In a collection of diverse short stories by Peter James we discover an even darker side to the Brighton author, and…
Gollancz Fest 2014: Ben Aaronovitch
There are plenty of book events to visit in the UK and beyond (including Iceland Noir in November), but today publisher Gollancz took a bold…
Seven of the best: paranormal mysteries for Halloween
The witching hour is nearly upon us. If you don’t feel like even twitching, let alone witching, why not sit in and read a crime…
Broken homes and crumbling empires
On the Radar — This week we see a return to action for bestselling Ben Aaronovitch whose young adult supernatural crime has certainly found its niche,…
Do you judge a crime book by its cover?
They say you should never judge a book by its cover and most of the time that’s true. I don’t know about you but when…
Interview: James Oswald
If you’re one of the 100,000 people who downloaded James Oswald’s book Natural Causes last month you’ll already understand why he’s been such a hit.…