It all drops on 5 May
On the Radar — 5 May is a big date on the publishing calendar, with a range of big releases landing and plenty of smaller ones too. We’ve already reviewed Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard, Little Sister by David Hewson and In Too Deep…
Most wanted 2016 - the crime books to watch for
The new year is underway so we thought we’d take a look ahead and list off the books we’re looking forward to the most over the next 12 months. In a poll we ran on Twitter, 69% of those who voted said they thought social media psychos…
Then We Take Berlin
Written by John Lawton — Having already penned seven Inspector Troy novels the author, director and screenwriter John Lawton’s latest offering is a thriller that is sure to have any fan of John Le Carré’s Smiley novels gripped. The book opens in Berlin in 1963,…
Berlin to Bangkok – 11 new crime releases
On the Radar — Never, ever complain that we don’t bring you variety, or that the radar tower at CriFi Towers doesn’t scan the deepest and darkest recesses of crime fiction. In a bumper pre-Christmas news bulletin, our crime stories range across the civilised world,…
On World Book Night 2013, we recommend...
Tonight is World Book Night, a charity event promoting reading by giving out free books to underprivileged people in the UK, Ireland, America and Germany. We’re right behind that and encourage people to make donations to the cause at the WBN website. This year, WBN…
The Frederick Troy novels by John Lawton
John Lawton is an American-born author who settled in England and has worked in television and film production. He is something of an enigmatic and reclusive figure, but has carved out a devoted readership with his Frederick Troy novels. The concept of the novels is…