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Interview: Paul D Brazill

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A day or two ago Paul D Brazill’s latest collection of short stories, Snapshots, arrived. This will be no surprise to many followers of the short crime and flash fiction scene. The author’s gritty tales, scrawled in blood, puke and God knows what else, have…
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Hit and Run

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Written by Doug Johnstone — Doug Johnstone’s previous novel Smokeheads was one hell of a read, a breakneck tear-up of a book following four blokes on a whiskey tour of Islay which descends into sex, drugs and extreme violence. Peat black and shot through with…
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Interview: Pearce Hansen

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Now here’s a writer who’s been described as gonzo, and a wildman, by none other than the respected author Anthony Neil Smith. So when Pearce Hansen’s second novel, Stagger Bay, arrived a week or two ago, we decided to drop him a line and find…
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Hell on Church Street

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Written by Jake Hinkson — Hell on Church Street is the first novel published this year by New Pulp Press – and is this author’s debut. Like every other book from this independent publisher, this is noir all the way. These guys walk on the…
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Look who's writing for us V

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It is our constant endeavour to continue improving Crime Fiction Lover. So, we’re pleased to make a couple of announcements this evening. Firstly, we’d like to introduce our new team member RoughJustice – aka Mike Parker – who I know is going to add to…
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It's Dark in London

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If you’re not the sort of crime fiction lover who likes comics and graphic novels then look away now. However, if you are then It’s Dark in London might interest you. Self Made Hero are preparing to release this anthology of comicbook style stories all…
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Josephine the Outlaw King

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Jeannette Kantzalis is a Californian musician who’s about to land in the crime fiction genre in a rather unusual way. Her book Josephine the Outlaw King initially germinated online as a blog about her life which she started writing a few years ago. Since then…
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Ask the Dice

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Written by Ed Lynskey — Ask the Dice feels like a classic hardboiled crime novel. The dialogue, the narration and the characters are all throwbacks to the hallmarks of the genre. However, the story takes unique turns and creates characters with unique quirks, personalities and…
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