A crime book is a gift you give yourself
On the Radar — The first week of March is a big one on the crime fiction calendar with plenty of new books coming out, and we’ve got some of the best for you here in On the Radar. Our top pick this week is…
Cold Breath, hot new crime novels!
On the Radar — Another week, another pile of brand new crime novels for you to dive into. With a chill in the air here at Crime Fiction Lover HQ, it seems fitting that a novel set in Iceland leads things off and it’s by…
Tag – You're Dead
Written by Douglas Skelton — Former journalist, ex-drug addict, current private eye and perennial trouble-magnet Dominic Queste was first introduced to readers last year in The Dead Don’t Boogie, which earned five stars on this site and won praise far and wide. He proved an entertaining companion…
The Thirst finally sated
On the Radar — Let’s not beat around the bush, here. The Thirst by Jo Nesbo could just be the biggest Scandinavian novel of the year, or even the biggest novel of the year full-stop. It sees the return of Harry Hole after a three year…
The Dead Don't Boogie
Written by Douglas Skelton — There must be something in the air up there in Bonny Scotland – it has more cracking crime writers than the calories in a deep-fried Mars Bar. This author even made the shortlist for the McIlvanney Prize for best Crime Book of the Year with Open…
Crow Bait by Douglas Skelton
Davie McCall is in the notorious Glasgow prison, Barlinnie, AKA the Bar-L. He was convicted for a robbery by perjured evidence and given two-and-a-half years inside. Davie is the model prisoner until he’s attacked by fellow inmate Jinky Harris with a Bar-L Special – a…
Murder taken lightly
On The Radar — Our selection this week starts off rather light-heartedly – if murder can ever be taken lightly – with a novelisation from the American TV series, Monk. But after that we go back in time, get gritty and modern Glasgow, and there’s…