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On the Radar: The Year of the Assassin

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According to the Chinese and Japanese zodiac, 2022 is the year of the tiger. In the crime fiction zodiac, we think it should be the year of the assassin. On 29 July, Japanese author Kotaro Isaka’s novel Bullet Train will appear in its silver screen…
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Interview: Kotaro Isaka

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This week an interesting new crime novel from Japan will be pulling into the station. Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka is little different to most crime novels thus far translated from Japanese. Clever and sophisticated gives way to something that’s big on set-up, big on…
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The most wanted crime novels of 2021

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What are you most looking forward to in 2021? No, don’t answer that. We know. It’s fantastic new crime novels, isn’t it? Well, you’ve come to the right place. 2020 has been a tough year, and many countries will begin 2021 with COVID lockdowns still…
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