Literary crime fiction

Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman

By RoughJustice

24 January, 2016

Reed Farrel Coleman’s Moe Prager series of novels brought him considerable critical acclaim. The James Deans alone won the Anthony, Barry, and Shamus Awards as well as being a finalist in others. His writing is hardboiled for sure, but goes beyond genre into literary territory…

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The Long Fire by Meghan Tifft

By Vicki Weisfeld

11 August, 2015

This sparkling debut mystery is narrated by the book’s protagonist, Natalie Krupin, a 27-year-old woman adrift in a hazy, smoke-obscured world in and around Worcester, Massachusetts. Her mysteries revolve around her gypsy mother, dead in a fire that destroyed her parents’ home; her unkempt father,…

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Hunters in the Dark by Lawrence Osborne

By Andre

14 June, 2015

With its double identities and air of brooding menace, Hunters in the Dark is a literary thriller that’s earned comparisons to Patricia Highsmith. She was an author who travelled and enjoyed setting her shadowy psychological thrillers in far-flung locations. Osborne is also a well-travelled author…

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Hold the Dark by William Giraldi audiobook

By Vicki Weisfeld

5 May, 2015

Narrated by Richard Ferrone — The essentials of William Giraldi’s icy thriller were covered in our review of the book, which you’ll find here. In brief, the story centers around a case in which two, then three, children are stolen by wolves from a small village…

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Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman

By Andre

8 April, 2015

This debut novel introduces Henry Farrell, a policeman in Wild Thyme, Pennsylvania. Despite the name of the township, the job should have been a quiet life with plenty of hunting and fishing for a man who is old beyond his years. A widower and former…

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The Investigation

By DavidPrestidge

19 January, 2015

Korean crime fiction is something of a rarity, so this translation by Chi-Young Kim is a find. It is 1944, and a mixture of criminals, anti-war activists and Korean partisans are being held in Fukuoka Prison, a Japanese POW camp. The guards have a particularly…

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Hold the Dark by William Giraldi

By crimefictionlover

28 December, 2014

Scandinavian crime fiction seems to go from strength to strength, but let’s not forget that North America has its fair share of frigid locations to offer – perfect for crime fiction. Maine, Minnesota, Quebec and Canada’s far north have all been explored by authors recently….

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A Last Act of Charity by Frank Westworth

By DavidPrestidge

29 September, 2014

JJ Stoner was a special forces soldier. He is now a freelance investigator who knows how to kill men without shedding a tear or suffering any flicker of conscience. His most regular employer is a government spook known only as The Hard Man, who uses…

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Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman

The Long Fire by Meghan Tifft

Hunters in the Dark by Lawrence Osborne

Hold the Dark by William Giraldi audiobook

Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman

The Investigation

Hold the Dark by William Giraldi

A Last Act of Charity by Frank Westworth

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