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Beck returns to BBC iPlayer in 2026

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Wilhelm Beck (Valter Skarsgård) continues to have issues with authority, following police procedure and working as part of a team in the two feature-length episodes of the long-running Swedish crime series, Beck, now available on the iPlayer. Also airing on 5 and 12 September 2026…
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Meet the author: Jessica Housand

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One of the things that makes running Crime Fiction Lover so rewarding is being able to introduce you to new authors whose ideas and ambition challenge the norms of the genre. So it’s a real pleasure to welcome the American author Jessica Housand to the…
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Deliverance by Saima Mir

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Deliverance is the final book in Saima Mir’s addictive Khan trilogy. Jia Khan, a British-Pakistani character, began in the books as a successful barrister estranged from her family in the North of England. She has since become an international criminal queenpin with strong ties to…
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Interview: Saima Mir

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Saima Mir is a British crime author who offers readers something different and challenges perceptions. Get this – her trilogy featuring Jia Khan is antihero noir with a Muslim woman leading a crime syndicate. The idea of it immediately made me want to find out…
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Phantom Pass by André M Louw

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South African author André M Louw makes a notable entrance to the crime genre with a debut that balances fully fleshed-out characters with a breakneck pace. The story commences with the discovery of Mark Whitcombe, a prominent 67-year-old retired lawyer whose mutilated corpse is found…
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