Whole lotta history
On the Radar — Yes, we’ve got a whole lotta history for you today because, in addition to exciting new releases from Linwood Barclay, David Baldacci and Ace Atkins, there are four historical novels new on the shelves. Ancient Rome, Georgian London, post-war London and…
Previewed: The 15 big crime books to read this summer
The summer is a huge time for the publishers. There are so many working people around the world who can’t find the time year-round to satisfy their passion for crime fiction, but when they head off on their summer holidays they pack a pile of…
CIS: Books to Die For
Whether it’s Golden Age giants or great lost novels, there’s always another crime classic waiting to be discovered. If Classics in September has opened your eyes to this diverse literary canon, then there’s a new edition of an ambitious book that provides an indispensable insight…
A different French connection
On the Radar — No, there hasn’t been a re-issue of the great 1971 movie. Our French connection this week is via two new novels set in France, written by Frédérique Molay and ML Longworth. If French crime isn’t your tasse de thé, then how about a…
Face Off edited by David Baldacci
Remember the rock supergroups of the 1970s? Blind Faith; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; Derek and the Dominoes; Emerson, Lake and Palmer? Did the whole ever equal the sum of its parts? That’s an argument for another day, but what if a similar collaborative concept…
Something Borrowed, Someone Dead - this week's new releases
On the Radar — With new books from Karen Rose, MC Beaton, Lisa Gardner, Tammi Hoag, Sara Paretsky, Frances Brody and Casey Kelleher it’s a good week for female crime authors, but a man like Linwood Barclay will not go out with a whimper. Plenty…
Lucy: the five books that got me hooked on crime fiction
Like LoiteringWithIntent I also got into crime fiction fairly late in life. One year, whilst on holiday with my parents, I finished my book and hadn’t brought another one with me. My father is an avid crime fiction reader, and handed me a James Patterson…