Historical crime fiction

Five Decembers by James Kestrel

By RoughJustice

11 November, 2021

Hawaii, late November 1941, and the United States will soon be drawn in to World War II when Japan bombs the fleet at Pearl Harbour. Police detective Joe McGrady has just finished his shift and is winding down in a bar, contemplating a weekend with…

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Paris Police 1900 – the dark and dangerous French crime drama

By crimefictionlover

14 October, 2021

For anyone who loves historical crime fiction, Paris Police 1900 is a sensory treat with an intriguing and often terrifying story at its heart. Airing through October 2021 on Saturday evenings on BBC Four, it’s packed with period accuracy, political finagling, brutal violence, mystery and…

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Dust Off the Bones by Paul Howarth

By Vicki Weisfeld

28 September, 2021

Responsibility, redemption, and squandered chances are among the themes in Paul Howarth’s second novel, which will live in your memory long after turning the last page. Just as indelible is the portrait of the Australian Outback in the late 19th century – the dust and…

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Tokyo Redux by David Peace

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

3 August, 2021

It’s been almost 12 years since Occupied City, the second instalment in David Peace’s Tokyo trilogy, was published. For fans of this ambitious author it’s been a long wait, but in Tokyo Redux Peace delivers a humdinger which, according to the author, was in part…

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Edge of the Grave

By crimefictionlover

13 April, 2021

Scottish comic book writer Robbie Morrison makes a fine debut in the world of crime fiction with a 1930s mystery set in dark and dirty Glasgow. When the solicitor Charles Geddes is pulled from the Clyde with his throat slit, his widow insists that police…

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Bad Penny Blues by Cathi Unsworth

By Paul Burke

2 April, 2021

When Bad Penny Blues was published in 2009, it became a cult classic, the kind of novel other writers refer to as a landmark. If you’ve not yet discovered it this new edition, with an introduction by Greil Marcus and insightful afterword by the author,…

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A Prince and a Spy by Rory Clements

By Catherine Turnbull

10 March, 2021

At the centre of the intrigue in each of Rory Clements’ World War II espionage novels sit true historical events. Cambridge history professor Tom Wilde’s task is to step in and save the world from the iron glove of Nazi tyranny. One false move and…

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Under the Bridge by Jack Byrne

By DeathBecomesHer

8 March, 2021

A debut crime novel with a title echoing that of a Red Hot Chilli Peppers song. Must be set in Los Angeles, then? Nope, put all thoughts of the US aside, because this Under the Bridge refers to a part of Garston, a run down…

Crime Fiction Lover

Five Decembers by James Kestrel

Paris Police 1900 – the dark and dangerous French crime drama

Dust Off the Bones by Paul Howarth

Tokyo Redux by David Peace

Edge of the Grave

Bad Penny Blues by Cathi Unsworth

A Prince and a Spy by Rory Clements

Under the Bridge by Jack Byrne

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