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Bay of Thieves by Megan Davis

By Paul Burke

18 June, 2024

Megan Davis’s debut The Messenger in 2023 was a powerful blend of conspiracy thriller and psychological drama. Building on some themes in that novel, the abuse of power and wealth are to the front again in Bay of Thieves – a financial thriller right on…

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Hidden Assets season 2 comes to BBC Four

By crimefictionlover

29 November, 2023

Last January, the crime show Hidden Assets was a surprise hit when it aired on BBC Four in the UK. Jointly made by Irish and Belgian production companies, it linked a criminal assets recovery investigator in Shannon with missing diamonds and a bombing in Antwerp,…

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The Siberia Job by Josh Haven

By RoughJustice

12 September, 2023

The collapse of the Soviet Union was one of the most important geopolitical events of the last half century, the effects of which are still being felt. The disappearance of the controlled economy and its hierarchy left a chaotic vacuum which is fertile ground for…

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Power in the Blood by Hiawatha Bray

By Vicki Weisfeld

7 January, 2022

Debut fiction author Hiawatha Bray draws on his deep knowledge and experience in writing this highly entertaining techno-thriller set mostly in Boston. Like Bray himself, his protagonist, Weldon Drake, is a technology reporter for a leading newspaper, and both are deacons in an African-American Baptist…

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KGB Banker by William Burton McCormick and John Christmas

By Vicki Weisfeld

21 November, 2021

This financial thriller by William Burton McCormick and John Christmas was inspired partly by the real-life experiences of whistleblower Christmas, who worked for a corrupt Latvian bank. The bank collapsed, information about its billions in bad assets was suppressed, and the Latvian government covered its…

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Swedish crime show Blinded landing on DVD

By crimefictionlover

19 November, 2020

US based fans of Nordic noir are in for a treat because on 24 November Sundance Now will be releasing the Swedish crime drama Blinded on DVD. This clever financial thriller revolves around financial journalist Bea Farkas, played by Julia Ragnarsson. She’s having a secret…

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Moscow Noir – the Swedish financial thriller that turns ugly in Russia

By crimefictionlover

8 September, 2020

Having appeared in The Bridge, Before We Die and Young Wallander, the Swedish actor Adam Pålsson seems to be the rising star of Scandi noir. His latest appearance on UK screens is Moscow Noir, which begins airing at 11pm on Sunday 13 September and will…

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Bad Banks – new German thriller comes to Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

27 March, 2019

Casino banking has returned to Frankfurt in Bad Banks, the hit crime show that swept Germany last year, and you’ll be able to watch it on Channel 4 and Walter Presents from 4 April. Even if you’re skeptical as to how white collar crime can…

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Bay of Thieves by Megan Davis

Hidden Assets season 2 comes to BBC Four

The Siberia Job by Josh Haven

Power in the Blood by Hiawatha Bray

KGB Banker by William Burton McCormick and John Christmas

Swedish crime show Blinded landing on DVD

Moscow Noir – the Swedish financial thriller that turns ugly in Russia

Bad Banks – new German thriller comes to Walter Presents

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