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The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett

By Erin Britton

20 January, 2022

After exposing the machinations within an amateur dramatics group in her bestselling debut novel The Appeal, Janice Hallett turns her attention to the sinister side of classic children’s literature in The Twyford Code. While Hallett revamped the epistolary novel format with The Appeal by telling…

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The Engine House by Rhys Dylan

By crimefictionlover

12 January, 2022

Welsh crime fiction is looking forward to a big boost in 2022 with the Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival in Aberystwyth at the end of April, and The Engine House by Rhys Dylan is a good choice if you want to be transported to the wet,…

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German crime show Dark Woods comes to Channel 4

By crimefictionlover

23 December, 2021

The shadowy, untamed forests of Lower Saxony provide a suitably eerie backdrop for Dark Woods, the latest German crime drama to hit British screens. Even in the summer, the tall evergreens block out the sun, leaving walkers feeling disorientated. Add some weird, primeval sculptures and…

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Cold as Hell by Lilja Sigardardóttir

By Paul Burke

16 September, 2021

Translated by Quentin Bates — Multi-award winning Icelandic author and playwright Lilja Sigardardóttir really grabbed our attention with her Reykjavik Noir trilogy. Snare, Trap and Cage are perfectly encapsulated noir stories about ordinary people caught up in the underbelly of Icelandic society. Yet when you…

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The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridason

By crimefictionlover

11 August, 2021

Translated by Victoria Cribb — Iceland is a country of enigmas – which could be why crime novels from the country are so popular with crime fiction lovers. Icelandic authors seem to capture those enigmas, and the nuances that surround them, with a subtle sense…

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The Therapist by Helene Flood

By crimefictionlover

13 July, 2021

Translated by Alison McCullough — There are thousands of psychological thrillers out there. These tend to play as much on the psychology of the reader as that of the characters involved. Authors build suspense by playing with your assumptions about what is going to happen,…

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The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman

By DeathBecomesHer

13 July, 2021

The first thing they tell you at any creative writing class is to write about what you know. Catherine Steadman has certainly taken the advice to heart with her latest standalone thriller, The Disappearing Act. Fans of Downton Abbey will recognise Catherine as Mabel Lane…

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The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jónasson

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

12 July, 2021

Translated by Victoria Cribb — 2020 was a year of lasts for Icelandic crime writer Ragnar Jónasson. The Mist, the third in the Hidden Iceland trilogy, as well as Winterkill, the final Ari Thór novel, were released the midst of the pandemic. Instead of diving…

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The Twyford Code by Janice Hallett

The Engine House by Rhys Dylan

German crime show Dark Woods comes to Channel 4

Cold as Hell by Lilja Sigardardóttir

The Darkness Knows by Arnaldur Indridason

The Therapist by Helene Flood

The Disappearing Act by Catherine Steadman

The Girl Who Died by Ragnar Jónasson

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