Natchez Burning by Greg Iles
Natchez, Mississippi. Just under 16,000 souls. A small town with a big history. It perches on a bluff above the Mississippi River, and some folk reckon they can still hear the ghosts of paddle steamers chunking away down there on the swirling brown waters. Less…
NTN: Ioanna Bourazopoulou interview
Compared to the Scandinavians and the French, Greek crime fiction authors seem few and far between. However Ioanna Bourazopoulou is a Greek author who has seen her novel What Lot’s Wife Saw translated into English. Set in a future when large parts of Europe are…
NTN: Shadow of the Rock by Thomas Mogford
The Rock of Gibraltar, a British territory and gateway to the Mediterranean, is an intriguing starting point for a series that feels both foreign and familiar. There’s a siege mentality to this small but significant promontory. ‘No Enemy Shall Expel Us’ is Gibraltar’s motto, and…
Tatiana by Martin Cruz Smith
It’s over 30 years and six books since Arkady Renko first appeared in Gorky Park. In his exquisite first mystery, he swam against the current of Soviet corruption attempting to solve three Moscow murders. Today, the crimson of communism has turned a rustier shade of…
NTN: The Honey Guide by Richard Crompton
Released on St Valentine’s Day this year, The Honey Guide is Richard Crompton’s debut and it’s been getting some love from authors like Ian Rankin. It’s an ideal and welcome arrival for New Talent November. It’s 2007, and in the run-up to Kenya’s national elections,…
The Crooked Beat by Nick Quantrill
Hull. The 1980s. A rough and tumble city in northern England, trying to come to terms with itself as traditional industries fade, and new challenges beckon. Police. Honest coppers and bent coppers. Criminals prepared to laugh at the former and use the latter for their…
A Crack in the Wall by Claudia Piñeiro
Translated by Miranda France — Is it possible to write a compelling book about a real crack in a concrete wall? This is exactly what Argentinian writer Claudia Piñeiro sets out to do in this unusual crime novel. Of course, as we progress through this…