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Paul Burke: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

By Paul Burke

28 May, 2022

Nothing beats the thrill of a great mystery, which is why I came to crime fiction for the excitement of the genre as a teenager. It became more than that over time – I stayed for the love of a genre that is perceptive and…

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Express train to death - Railways in crime fiction

By DavidPrestidge

27 January, 2015

One of this month’s big crime releases is The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins. And when you think about it, railways have often featured as a backdrop in crime fiction. Murder on the Orient Express is, perhaps, the archetypal Golden Age crime novel,…

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Five of the best: Literary crime fiction

By LoiteringWithIntent

24 February, 2012

The whole literary versus genre argument just won’t go away will it? There are two ways to settle it. Either Ian Rankin and William Boyd go mano-a-mano in no-holds barred cage fight, or we all show a little grace and see if we can meet…

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Express train to death - Railways in crime fiction

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Irish crime drama North Sea Connection comes to BBC Four

Irish crime drama North Sea Connection comes to BBC Four

The Last Remains by Elly Griffiths

Danish crime series Grow comes to Channel 4 and Walter Presents

French crime show Astrid: Murder in Paris comes to More4

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