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Paul Burke: Top five books of 2023

By Paul Burke

19 December, 2023

It was a truly impressive year for crime fiction and I got to review some special novels for Crime Fiction Lover – all that in spite of the glut of celebrity novels, some ghost written, which attracted a lot of attention but added little to…

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Murder at the Residence by Stella Blómkvist

By Paul Burke

6 September, 2023

Translated by Quentin Bates — Amazingly, there are 13 novels to date in the Stella Blómkvist series and yet no one knows the true identity of the author. The high-profile Reykjavik lawyer first appeared in 1997, began a hiatus in 2006, then re-emerged in 2012….

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On the Radar: Lies and crime fiction

By crimefictionlover

18 August, 2023

The title and themes of Linwood Barclay’s latest novel have got us thinking. Is making up fiction the same as lying? Are crime authors really mendacious malingerers? Well, we know they aren’t but The Lie Maker looks deliciously intriguing… in a deceptive kind of way….

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Stella Blómkvist: Iceland's mystery author, literally

By crimefictionlover

16 August, 2023

Today we’re joined by Quentin Bates, translator and publisher at Corylus Books, who introduces an author whose writing he has worked on in great detail, but also whom he’s never met… One of Iceland’s veteran crime writers, Stella Blómkvist has been around for a long…

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Paul Burke: Top five books of 2023

Murder at the Residence by Stella Blómkvist

On the Radar: Lies and crime fiction

Stella Blómkvist: Iceland's mystery author, literally

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