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The Best American Mystery Stories 2018

By Vicki Weisfeld

1 December, 2018

Edited by Louise Penny — What an entertaining collection this is! The stories cover a wide range of mystery, crime and suspense writing, with a fair bit of edge. Edited by popular Canadian author Louise Penny from a collection assembled under the direction of Otto…

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It's mighty cold out there

By crimefictionlover

16 November, 2018

On the Radar — Winter is here in the northern climes of the Crime Fiction Lover HQ. But just think of how cold it is in Quebec, where Armand Gamache has a baffling case to deal with. Or in Greenland, where the frozen body of a…

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Glass Houses by Louise Penny

By DeathBecomesHer

30 August, 2017

One of the most haunting and lyrical novels I’ve read in recent years is The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny. It served as my introduction to Canadian police officer Armand Gamache and is a book I’ve continued to recommend to anyone who will listen. That…

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Throwing stones

By crimefictionlover

25 August, 2017

On the Radar — Given the title of Louise Penny’s latest novel, we’re expecting some stone throwing, or at least some of the double standards hinted at in the old adage, as her latest novel leads our new books column this week. Penny has a…

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Canada 150: The best Canadian crime novels of all time

By crimefictionlover

1 July, 2017

Happy birthday, Canada. Yes, the country is celebrating 150 years since its confederation, with home rule granted to the four colonies by Queen Victoria way back on 1 July 1867. Today we’re celebrating with the country in the best way we know how, by looking…

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Tortuous tinsel: 10 crime books for Christmas

By MarinaSofia

10 December, 2016

Ah, the good old Christmas season. A time of family, a time of goodwill, a time of heightened emotion and… sometimes… deadly passion. Christmas-themed crime fiction seems to be making a comeback, with many popular authors penning short stories and Amazon one-offs for the season….

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Val McDermid's 30th crime novel... and more!

By crimefictionlover

11 August, 2016

On the Radar — Scotland’s queen of crime Val McDermid releases her 30th crime novel this month and we’ll have a review for you in due course, but below you’ll find a taster of what’s to come… America’s Michael Koryta and Canadian Louise Penny also have new…

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The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

By DeathBecomesHer

23 August, 2015

It’s billed as a Chief Inspector Gamache mystery, but these days Armande Gamache has left the Surete du Quebec behind and retired to the peaceful community of Three Pines, north of the Vermont border in the Eastern Townships, with long-suffering wife Reine-Marie. They’re trying to…

Crime Fiction Lover

The Best American Mystery Stories 2018

It's mighty cold out there

Glass Houses by Louise Penny

Throwing stones

Canada 150: The best Canadian crime novels of all time

Tortuous tinsel: 10 crime books for Christmas

Val McDermid's 30th crime novel... and more!

The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

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