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Keigo Higashino (1958-2026) Remembered

By Erin Britton

5 August, 2026

For readers of crime fiction, Keigo Higashino was much more than the bestselling author of The Devotion of Suspect X. He was a writer who transformed expectations of what a detective novel could be: a master of intricate plotting, psychological insight and devastating emotional revelations….

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Icelandic crime show Sisterhood comes to Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

16 September, 2022

Nordic crime fiction returns to Walter Presents today with the box set of the Icelandic crime drama Sisterhood now available to stream! Not so much a mystery, this is a show that looks at dark secrets from the past and what happens when they resurface…

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Knuckleball by Tom Pitts

By RoughJustice

19 March, 2015

After last year’s triumphant novel, Hustle, San Francisco native Tom Pitts returns with another hard hitting report from the city’s mean streets. Knuckleball is a novella published by American indie One Eye Press, which was already very much on my radar after publishing Chris Leek’s…

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The Last Refuge

By DavidPrestidge

19 January, 2015

When Scotsman John Callum arrives in the Faroe Islands, he discovers a place that’s as forlorn and remote as he is. Callum is running from something, but it’s not clear what. For a while, it seems like he might just achieve the quiet solitude he…

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The best holiday crime fiction for 2014

By crimefictionlover

1 August, 2014

So, the summer is here, the sun is high in the sky, and it’s time for a holiday. Whether you’re having a stay-cation this year, or heading somewhere more exotic like Thailand, Italy, New Zealand or Tierra del Fuego, one thing’s for sure: you need…

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The Edge of Sanity by Sheryl Browne

By DavidPrestidge

1 July, 2014

Just outside Worcester, in the relative peace of rural England, Daniel Conner owns a canal boatyard. Or rather he did. He’s selling the business and is waiting for the contract to be finalised. He desperately needs to move on with his wife and daughter. The…

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The Last Refuge

By crimefictionlover

30 June, 2014

When Scotsman John Callum arrives in the Faroe Islands, he discovers a place that’s as forlorn and remote as he is. Callum is running from something, but it’s not clear what. For a while, it seems like he might just achieve the quiet solitude he…

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The Last Refuge by Craig Roberston

By crimefictionlover

19 May, 2014

There’s a telling scene early in Craig Robertson’s latest mystery where the main character, John Callum, is attacked by two birds while hill walking. Once a teacher, he’s arrived on the Faroe Islands from a rougher part of Glasgow and is clearly escaping from something….

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Keigo Higashino (1958-2026) Remembered

Icelandic crime show Sisterhood comes to Walter Presents

Knuckleball by Tom Pitts

The Last Refuge

The best holiday crime fiction for 2014

The Edge of Sanity by Sheryl Browne

The Last Refuge

The Last Refuge by Craig Roberston

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French crime show Everybody Lies comes to Channel 4

French crime show Everybody Lies comes to Channel 4

French crime show Everybody Lies comes to Channel 4

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French crime show Everybody Lies comes to Channel 4

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