Mal McEwan: Top five books of 2019
I want my crime fiction to take me to different places, often darker ones, that I don’t recognise. So, there’s no domestic noir here but…
I want my crime fiction to take me to different places, often darker ones, that I don’t recognise. So, there’s no domestic noir here but…
Written by Don Winslow — The Border is the final novel in Don Winslow’s epic Power of the Dog trilogy. When we first met Art…
On the Radar — Sometimes a book arrives that’s so big the postman needs to knock on the door because it won’t fit in the…
Catherine Turnbull reports on the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, with photos by Charlotte Graham What gives the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival…
Written by Don Winslow, narrated by Dion Graham — For a while yet, every gritty, noir cop story set in urban America will be compared…
So far this year, I’ve reviewed 22 books for Crime Fiction Lover, just under half of them in their audio versions. The richness and diversity…
Ah, Christmas. The streets are full of drunken Santas, more than one domestic murder can be put down to a fight over who had the…
Sometimes truth is stranger – or in this case, more ghastly – than fiction, and Don Winslow doesn’t attempt to improve on the unbelievable everyday…
If you’re a reader who loves authentic crime fiction set in contemporary London, there’s a good chance you’ve been enjoying James Craig’s Inspector John Carlyle…
Written by Don Winslow, read by Ray Porter — Is there anyone who still thinks a little illegal drug use is a victimless crime? Who…
Written by Don Winslow — The Power of the Dog, Don Winslow’s first depiction of America’s war on drugs, changed perceptions of its author when…
We reckon that The Cartel by Don Winslow is going to be one of the books crime fiction lovers simply must read this summer, and we…
On the Radar — Yes, this week there’s a new detective on the block, introduced by Northern Irish author Stuart Neville. DCI Serena Flanagan will…
The summer is a huge time for the publishers. There are so many working people around the world who can’t find the time year-round to…
Written by Tom Pitts — Tom Pitts is a new author based in San Francisco, and has had several short stories published online and in…
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…