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Five women crime authors to read in 2023

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It’s International Women’s Day every 8 March, but here at Crime Fiction Lover we believe you should be reading women crime authors all year round. From old school proper like Agatha Christie to sexually liberated like Chelsea G Summers, for every throwback commentator hoping to…
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Trouble by Katja Ivar

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Following Evil Things and Deep as Death, Trouble is the third novel in Katja Ivar’s series about the Finnish detective Hella Mauzer. Set in Helsinki in 1953, it’s a procedural with hints of a Nordic noir atmosphere to it, a touch of espionage as the…
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Interview: Katja Ivar

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This week sees the release of Trouble, the third book in the Hella Mauzer series by Katja Ivar. Set in 1950s Finland, during the Cold War, the books tell the story of a young police woman and budding detective who cuts against the grain when…
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On the Radar: The Antichrist returns

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Welcome to our first new books column of 2023, where we bring you the latest from the rising star of British crime fiction, Janice Hallett. Yes, The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels is coming soon and in its pages the Antichrist returns. Not literally,…
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Deep as Death by Katja Ivar

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In this second book by Katja Ivar featuring investigator Hella Mauzer, it’s February 1953 in Helsinki, Finland, and someone believes that this cold, dark, snowy period is a propitious time to continue a nasty habit of murdering prostitutes. In the region there’s no shortage of…
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