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Lightseekers by Femi Kayode

22 February, 2021

In the rural university town of Okriki, on the outskirts of Port Harcourt in Nigeria, three university students are burnt to death – necklaced by an angry mob who are convinced they are thieves. There is no mystery as to who is responsible for their…

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Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo

By RoughJustice

18 February, 2021

Lauren Medina is a mess, but just how much of a mess this 25 year old Chicago homicide detective is will only be revealed as the novel unfolds. We first meet her at Lake Humboldt Park, where a crime has taken place. It’s quickly established…

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Interview: Eloísa Díaz

By crimefictionlover

9 February, 2021

On 24 March 1976, three generals overthrew the government of Argentina and began ruling the country as a military dictatorship, waging the Dirty War against their political opponents. Thousands disappeared – trade unionists, university students, members of left-wing political parties – and were tortured and…

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The Art of Death by David Fennell

By DeathBecomesHer

9 February, 2021

It’s a debut that was making waves before it was published – The Art of Death even made CFL’s list of books to look out for in 2021. But does David Fennell’s novel bring anything new to the serial killer party? It certainly arrives with…

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Repentance by Eloísa Díaz

By Vicki Weisfeld

2 February, 2021

Eloísa Díaz’s riveting new political thriller, Repentance, takes place during two tumultuous periods in Argentina’s history. The present-day of the story is December 2001, when riots in Buenos Aires and elsewhere will lead to the resignation of the country’s president. These disturbances were the culmination…

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Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton

By Vicki Weisfeld

14 January, 2021

Debut author Julie Carrick Dalton deserves praise for making concerns about important social issues – climate change and immigration – an integral part of her new novel. It isn’t always easy to do that without turning a book into a lecture or consciousness-raising exercise. In…

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Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar

By DeathBecomesHer

13 January, 2021

Kate Aitken left New York under a cloud, heading to California and a new start. In the Big Apple she was a journalist, caught up in the buzz and excitement of the vibrant city; now in the little coastal town of Callinas she is living…

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The top five crime fiction debuts of 2020

By DeathBecomesHer

22 December, 2020

Debut authors have had quite a battle on their hands this year. With bookshops closing in lockdown and festivals being cancelled all over the place, it’s been hard to get their work out to the reading public. But Crime Fiction Lover has your back, debutants…

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Children of Chicago by Cynthia Pelayo

Interview: Eloísa Díaz

The Art of Death by David Fennell

Repentance by Eloísa Díaz

Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton

Take Me Apart by Sara Sligar

The top five crime fiction debuts of 2020

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