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Cathedrals by Claudia Piñeiro

24 June, 2026

Translated by Frances Riddle — Claudia Piñeiro is one of Argentina’s most translated authors and her novel Elena Knows was shortlisted for the International Booker Prize in 2022 and developed into a Netflix film. In Cathedrals, Piñeiro delivers a psychological family crime novel that focuses…

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First look: Hide and Seek by Chris Carter

By crimefictionlover

26 February, 2026

Shazoweee! Look what just arrived at Crime Fiction Lover Towers… Hide and Seek is an upcoming standalone thriller from Chris Carter. We know that people who read our site love this author, so here’s a quick look at what this book has to offer. Unlike…

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The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding

By Sharon Richardson

23 June, 2023

Canadian author Robyn Harding is known for her fast-paced domestic thrillers that focus on interpersonal relationships. The Drowning Woman explores the lives of two women who seem very different but who strike up a surprising friendship. It will get you thinking about how far you…

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The Eye of the Beholder by Margie Orford

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

10 August, 2022

Throughout her career, South African crime author and journalist Margie Orford has dealt extensively with the way trauma manifests itself in countries with a turbulent political history such as South Africa and Namibia. She’s particularly interested in how it permeates the social structure, often culminating…

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Beneath Cruel Waters by Jon Bassoff

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

1 July, 2022

Thompsonville, Colorado. 1984. A woman walks into a man’s house, fires three shots – one to the stomach, two to the chest – killing him in cold-blood. After he takes his last breath she pulls out an old Polaroid camera, takes a picture and walks…

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Made to be Broken by Emma Salisbury

By crimefictionlover

13 June, 2022

DS Kevin Coupland has become a mainstay in British indie crime fiction. Based in the city of Salford – part of Greater Manchester – he’s appeared in seven previous novels by Emma Salisbury. In Made to Be Broken, this cynical, sarcastic, driven detective makes his…

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The Runaway by Nick Petrie

By Vicki Weisfeld

3 February, 2022

Fans of award-winning author Nick Petrie’s high-octane action adventures won’t be disappointed in his latest, seventh in the series. The Runaway again features knight-errant Peter Ash, a US Marine no longer serving in the military who, over the course of these thrillers, is gradually learning…

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Cold as Hell by Lilja Sigardardóttir

By Paul Burke

16 September, 2021

Translated by Quentin Bates — Multi-award winning Icelandic author and playwright Lilja Sigardardóttir really grabbed our attention with her Reykjavik Noir trilogy. Snare, Trap and Cage are perfectly encapsulated noir stories about ordinary people caught up in the underbelly of Icelandic society. Yet when you…

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Cathedrals by Claudia Piñeiro

First look: Hide and Seek by Chris Carter

The Drowning Woman by Robyn Harding

The Eye of the Beholder by Margie Orford

Beneath Cruel Waters by Jon Bassoff

Made to be Broken by Emma Salisbury

The Runaway by Nick Petrie

Cold as Hell by Lilja Sigardardóttir

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