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First look: Animal Farm illustrated by Quentin Blake

18 June, 2025

It’s not a crime novel per se but it’s full of crimes. Perhaps some of them are similar to things we’re seeing in the world today? George Orwell’s classic critique of Soviet totalitarianism Animal Farm has been reprinted by The Folio Society with illustrations by…

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First look: Dead Ground

By crimefictionlover

2 July, 2019

In this age of digital downloads it’s nice to discover publishers that put a little bit extra into the design of books as physical things that you can hold in your hand. Rat’s Tales is a Bath-based company that describes itself as an artisan publisher,…

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How do you like Raymond Chandler's new jacket?

By crimefictionlover

27 February, 2018

Did you ever think that Raymond Chandler, the godfather of the detective genre, was sartorially challenged? Penguin Books UK thought so, and the company has just revamped its jackets for the author’s best known novels and reprinted them. As of 1 March 2018, Chandler’s books…

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First look: Mister Memory

By crimefictionlover

27 March, 2016

In the world of crime fiction you judge a man by the cut of his jib, so what’s so wrong with judging a book by its cover? This one has just arrived at Crime Fiction Lover HQ and it certainly takes a step away from…

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The Never List preview...

By crimefictionlover

19 March, 2013

It’s great when publishers put a little extra attention to detail into the covers and presentation of the books they release. A good case in point is the early copy of The Never List, by Koethi Zan, which we’ve just received from Harvill Secker. The…

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First look: Animal Farm illustrated by Quentin Blake

First look: Dead Ground

How do you like Raymond Chandler's new jacket?

First look: Mister Memory

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