The End of Lies by Andrew Barrett
“How can you tell if you’re lying to yourself?” this crime thriller begins, and it’s a good question. Middle-aged librarian Becky and her police inspector husband Chris appear to have been lying to themselves for some time. Becky and Chris have been planning a crime,…
NTN: Scream Blue Murder Tony J Forder
Published by indie outfit Bloodhound books, Scream Blue Murder is the third novel this year by new author Tony J Forder. An action thriller, it features the bad tempered protagonist Mike Lynch. He’s your average guy out on the road for business who ends up getting drawn…
NTN: The Extraditionist
Written by Todd Merer — A debut thriller that shines a light into a particularly dark corner of the legal world, The Extraditionist is the story of a talented lawyer who’s made his comfortable living representing the leaders of drug cartels at risk of being…
Getting Carter: Ted Lewis and the Birth of Brit Noir
Written by Nick Triplow — Meticulous and thorough detective work is at the heart of this compelling and detailed biography of Ted Lewis, the Humberside author of nine novels, who was a huge influence on Brit Noir and remains so for leading names in crime fiction…
Femme Fatale
Written by Dominic Piper — The concept of les femmes fatales is older than crime fiction itself – female characters whose charms and influence propel male characters to act against their own interest. Well-known examples exist throughout crime fiction, however these women can be found…
The Force
Written by Don Winslow, narrated by Dion Graham — For a while yet, every gritty, noir cop story set in urban America will be compared to the television series The Wire in terms of realism, character development, and sheer storytelling power. So the audiobook of…