The Fox
The Fox is Sólveig Pálsdóttir’s first book translated into English. With its grey, gloomy and unpredictable landscape and equally dark plot it is a prime example of the Nordic noir novels readers have grown to love. When Sajee Gunawardena finds herself desperate and without work…
Interview: Peter Hain talks about the Rhino Conspiracy
Born in Kenya and raised in South Africa, Peter Hain moved to the UK in the 1970s and became a leading anti-apartheid activist. In the 1990s, he was elected MP for Neath in South Wales and later rose through the ranks in Tony Blair’s government…
The Fox by Sólveig Pálsdóttir
Translated by Quentin Bates — The Fox has the perfect mix of the elements readers have grown to love, expect and even demand from Nordic noir novels. In this crime-in-translation debut by Sólveig Pálsdóttir the landscape and characters are grey, gloomy and unpredictable. The plot…
The Hunted by Gabriel Bergmoser
The work of Aussie authors is beginning to crowd many a crime fiction lover’s bookshelf and eReader – and with names like Jane Harper, Chris Hammer and Helen FitzGerald in the mix, it shouldn’t come as a surprise. Is there room for a wee one…
Seven Lies
The tired tropes of the domestic thriller are brushed away in Elizabeth Kay’s debut novel which is about the 20-year friendship of best friends Jane and Marnie. Jane narrates. Both young women marry, but Jane’s husband is soon killed by an errant taxi. She loathes…
The Finders by Jeffrey B Burton
From Rin Tin Tin and Lassie, through to Scooby Doo and Hooch, dogs have certainly played their part in fighting crime over the years. It’s time to open the pages of The Finders and meet the latest recruit, a young golden retriever called Elvira, owned…