Exit Wounds
Edited by Paul B Kane and Marie O’Regan — When the cover of a new book of short stories is emblazoned with the names of…
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The leading American crime author Attica Locke is known for writing emotive and intelligent thrillers. Black Water Rising and The Cutting Season received rave reviews…
Since We Fell
Written by Dennis Lehane — Rachel Childs shoots her husband dead on a boat in Boston harbour in the opening sentence of Since We Fell, the…
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On the Radar — What more could you want than 11 new crime books landing in the next couple of weeks, including ones by big-name…
Road trip! The best of American Noir
Few people know quite as much about crime fiction as the British author and journalist Barry Forshaw. He’s read more books, interviewed more writers, and…
The most wanted crime books of 2017
The new year is upon us and our team is already chomping at the bit for the tidal wave of new releases 2017 will bring. Without doubt, there will…
World Gone By
Written by Dennis Lehane — What an incredible career Dennis Lehane is having. Of his American contemporaries, perhaps only Michael Connelly has managed to sustain…
Face Off
Edited by David Baldacci — Remember the rock supergroups of the 1970s? Blind Faith; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; Derek and the Dominoes; Emerson, Lake…
The Devil’s Sanctuary
Written by Marie Hermanson, translated by Neil Smith — It’s a title that might have graced one of Dennis Wheatley’s satanic potboilers – but don’t let…
Lehane grabs Best Novel Edgar
Last night New York City played host to the 67th annual Edgar Awards, hosted by the Mystery Writers of America, but it was Boston boy…
In Pursuit of Spenser
Edited by Otto Penzler – In Pursuit of Spenser will certainly shed some light on its titular iconic PI. But Otto Penzler’s edited collection of…
Give me that Geiger counter!
On the radar – This week’s report is the direct result of us putting a long arm deep into the CFL mail bag and pulling…
Live by Night
Written by Dennis Lehane — Live By Night is the second book in a trilogy in which Lehane is exploring mid-20th century America. The first,…
Reacher and Bosch are back
On the Radar — This week our crime fiction news brings a mouth-watering clash of the crime fiction titans with new releases from Dennis Lehane,…
CIS: Barry Forshaw’s classics of the noughties
Classics in September — Today it’s a great honour to bring you one of Britain’s most knowledgeable crime fiction commentators. The author of Death in…
Top Five: Today’s American hardboiled authors
Fourth of July Special — From Edgar Allan Poe to the present day, crime fiction has flourished in America. While mysteries arguably existed prior to…