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The Party at No 5 by Shelley Smith

By Erin Britton

23 September, 2026

There is something distinctly unsettling about the idea of being trapped in your own house. It should be the place where you can retreat from the outside world, shut the door and feel safe. But what happens when the person making your life unbearable is…

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Not a Word by Linwood Barclay

By RoughJustice

8 September, 2026

In his latest novel, Canadian author Linwood Barclay shows he knows the power of an explosive opening. Dropping us straight in to the action, Reece Chartwell is being interviewed by Yorkton Hill Police Detective Janice McCabe after he discovered his parents, Brent and Catherine, dead…

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Hide and Seek by Chris Carter

By DeathBecomesHer

16 July, 2026

Here at Crime Fiction Lover we tend to keep to our lane – albeit that lane has multiple offshoots and dastardly detours. But sometimes it is good to change the record and listen to a different tune. In my case, a guilty pleasure is reading…

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Airing in a Closed Carriage by Joseph Shearing

By Erin Britton

10 April, 2026

First published in 1943 under the pseudonym Joseph Shearing, Marjorie Bowen’s Airing in a Closed Carriage combines historical fiction, psychological examination and crime writing. Now part of the British Library Crime Classics series, it is a quietly unsettling exploration of suspicion, cruelty and the suffocating…

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The Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent

By DeathBecomesHer

18 March, 2026

Truth is in the title of Liz Nugent’s latest book – and truth, or the lack of it, is at the heart of this story too. Ruby Cooper and her elder sister Erin live a sheltered and comfortable life in Boston, the cosseted daughters of…

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Adrift by Will Dean

By Sharon Richardson

28 February, 2026

Will Dean is a British author based in Sweden known for his Tuva Moodyson novels which began with Dark Pines and carry the Nordic noir traits of his setting. However, in between novels in this series, he has been exploring the wider world through standalone…

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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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Perfect Happiness by You-jeong Jeong

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

14 October, 2025

Translated by Sean Lin Halbert — Introducing Yuna Shin: a mother, wife, narcissist, perfectionist and murderer in this newly translated novel from Korean author You-jeong Jeong. As the title suggests, main character Yuna believes that happiness is perfection, and she will eliminate all imperfections to…

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The Party at No 5 by Shelley Smith

Not a Word by Linwood Barclay

Hide and Seek by Chris Carter

Airing in a Closed Carriage by Joseph Shearing

The Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent

Adrift by Will Dean

First look: Hide and Seek by Chris Carter

Perfect Happiness by You-jeong Jeong

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