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Past Lying by Val McDermid

By Vicki Weisfeld

8 November, 2023

Publication of a new police procedural featuring Val McDermid’s intrepid Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is something to get excited about. The streets of Edinburgh have never been so ominous – or empty – as when this story takes place in April 2020, at the…

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Australian crime drama Black Snow comes to BBC Four

By crimefictionlover

21 September, 2023

If you thought Australian television’s finest output was confined to 1990s afternoon soap operas, then prepare to recalibrate. The country has produced numerous gripping crime dramas over the past five or six years, and the latest – Black Snow – arrives in the UK at…

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The Hurricane Blonde by Halley Sutton

By RoughJustice

16 August, 2023

Salma Lowe is Hollywood Royalty. Or thought perhaps it would be more accurate to say that she comes from a bona fide Hollywood dynasty, but her own star has fallen somewhat. Salma’s mother is the famous Vivienne Powell, film star and method acting guru. Vivienne…

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Unforgotten season 5 comes to PBS Masterpiece

By crimefictionlover

1 August, 2023

With its in-depth and always emotional cold case investigations, Unforgotten is one of the best crime shows to appear on UK television in recent years, and from 3 September 2023 viewers in North America will be able to enjoy the fifth series of the programme….

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The Good Ones by Polly Stewart

By Vicki Weisfeld

26 June, 2023

Two ways to sum up the experience of reading Polly Stewart’s mystery/thriller The Good Ones come immediately to mind. One is: ‘Everyone’s a hero of their own story,’ and narrator Nicola Bennett is fixated on what she sees as her own role in the disappearance…

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The Epilogue of August by Jennifer Milder

By Vicki Weisfeld

8 June, 2023

This captivating debut mystery novel by Jennifer Milder unwraps the title character’s secrets like a succession of nesting boxes. It demonstrates the truth William Faulkner captured when he said, “The past is never dead. It’s not even past.” Janus is a middle-aged woman living in…

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Something Bad Wrong by Eryk Pruitt

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

8 May, 2023

Screenwriter, filmmaker and bar owner Eryk Pruitt is no stranger to crime fiction that depicts the dark side of the American South, and has a growing reputation in rural noir storytelling. Something Bad Wrong is his third crime novel and was partly inspired by the…

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Unforgotten returns for season five on ITV

By crimefictionlover

16 February, 2023

When Happy Valley concluded on the BBC recently, a debate began on social media about which shows would belong on a list of the top 10 British crime dramas. Several crime authors and commentators we trust were quick to point out that the list going…

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Past Lying by Val McDermid

Australian crime drama Black Snow comes to BBC Four

The Hurricane Blonde by Halley Sutton

Unforgotten season 5 comes to PBS Masterpiece

The Epilogue of August by Jennifer Milder

Something Bad Wrong by Eryk Pruitt

Unforgotten returns for season five on ITV

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