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Harrogate 2017: the party of the year

25 July, 2017

Here at Crime Fiction Lover we know that covering Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is a tough gig. You only have to look at some of our previous coverage to know it is not a mission for the faint hearted or the lily-livered. So,…

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Chris Brookmyre wins Theakston Crime Novel of the Year 2017

By crimefictionlover

21 July, 2017

Scottish author Chris Brookmyre has been awarded the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award for 2017 for his book Black Widow. “I’m really quite taken aback,” said the author. “I’ve been shortlisted three times for this award, always the bridesmaid, today I…

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No Middle Name

By Catherine Turnbull

20 May, 2017

Written by Lee Child — Jack Reacher is no slouch when it comes to leaping in the saddle to right wrongs and joust with the wicked in Lee Child’s full-length novels. In this book of whip-cracking tales the short story form spurs on the action to…

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Since We Fell, and more...

By crimefictionlover

4 May, 2017

On the Radar — What more could you want than 11 new crime books landing in the next couple of weeks, including ones by big-name crime authors like Dennis Lehane, Arnaldur Indridason, Lee Child and Peter James? If you’re anything like us, you’ll be thinking,…

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The Girl on the Train tops UK library borrowing

By crimefictionlover

3 February, 2017

Over the past few years, crime fiction has ruled the roost in terms of books borrowed from British libraries, and it seems the only threat to its hegemony in 2015-16 was the Wimpy Kid series by Jeff Kinney. The Girl on the Train by Paula…

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Action thrillers with Lee Child on Brum Radio

By crimefictionlover

21 January, 2017

When Brun Radio’s Blake Woodham got in touch asking if we’d contribute to their books programme going out on 19 January 2017, we decided to put together a little overview about action thrillers. It was all part of a cunning plan to complement the show’s…

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First look: Crime Scene issue 6 - Plus get 15% off for Xmas

By crimefictionlover

6 December, 2016

The latest issue of the UK’s only glossy magazine devoted to crime fiction has hit the shelves, and it’s looking very tasty – particularly if you love crime drama on TV. Normally £7.99 on the newsstand, with Crime Fiction Lover you can get 15 per…

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Night School

By DeathBecomesHer

19 November, 2016

Written by Lee Child — We’ve got to number 21 in the Jack Reacher series and the big man is as unpredictable as ever. As is his creator, because this time Lee Child has taken Reacher back 20 years and our 35-year-old hero is still…

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Harrogate 2017: the party of the year

Chris Brookmyre wins Theakston Crime Novel of the Year 2017

No Middle Name

Since We Fell, and more...

The Girl on the Train tops UK library borrowing

Action thrillers with Lee Child on Brum Radio

First look: Crime Scene issue 6 - Plus get 15% off for Xmas

Night School

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