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Murder at the Black Cat Cafe by Seishi Yokomizo

By Erin Britton

8 September, 2025

Translated by Bryan Karetnyk — Murder at the Black Cat Cafe serves up two sinisterly cerebral cases cracked by Kosuke Kindaichi, Seishi Yokomizo’s sublime series detective. While the motive, means and opportunity differ quite considerably, the nefariousness at the heart of both novellas is firmly…

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First Look: The Final Score by Don Winslow

By crimefictionlover

23 July, 2025

With books like The Power of the Dog, Savages and City on Fire in his bibliography, Don Winslow is a go-to author if you love American crime fiction. So, we were disappointed a few years ago when he announced his retirement. However, a little while…

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The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett

By Erin Britton

25 October, 2023

It’s early December 2022 and the Fairway Players are rehearsing for their latest command performance: a one-night-only production of Jack and the Beanstalk in aid of the local church’s roof repair fund. The parts have been cast, the props procured and the set staged, and…

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Little Rebel by Jérôme Leroy

By Paul Burke

18 July, 2021

Translated by Graham H Roberts — This slim volume comes in the guise of a flyweight but punches like a super-heavyweight. Little Rebel is a thought-provoking novella that is also highly entertaining. A police inspector is seconded to the regional office for State Internal Security…

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Rosy & John by Pierre Lemaitre

By Paul Burke

7 July, 2021

Translated by Frank Wynne — Pierre Lemaitre came to our attention in 2013 with his kidnap thriller, Alex, an original and gripping police procedural. It was actually the second in the series featuring diminutive Parisian detective, Camille Verhœven. The success of Alex, which has a…

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Snog, Marry, Murder by Zac Colbert

By nagaisayonara

26 May, 2020

Snog Marry Murder by Zac Colbert is a short punch of a crime novella that doesn’t take itself seriously, by an author who knows a lot about the occasionally overlapping worlds of crime fiction and television. And we should know because, full disclosure, he used…

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Broken by Don Winslow

By crimefictionlover

18 April, 2020

The lockdown for coronavirus won’t last forever, but if it means you’re taking a break from a busy lifestyle it’s the perfect time to dive into some of Don Winslow’s epic crime novels such as The Power of the Dog, The Cartel and The Border….

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Pele's Domain

By Vicki Weisfeld

9 March, 2020

Written by Albert Tucher — Al Tucher has made something of a specialty of setting his crime stories in Hawaii, especially the Big Island, and his new novella puts the lore, multicultural mix, unique foods and island attitude front and centre once again. Kilauea, home…

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Murder at the Black Cat Cafe by Seishi Yokomizo

First Look: The Final Score by Don Winslow

The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett

Little Rebel by Jérôme Leroy

Rosy & John by Pierre Lemaitre

Snog, Marry, Murder by Zac Colbert

Broken by Don Winslow

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