Zen and the Art of Murder
Written by Oliver Bottini, translated by Jamie Bulloch — With its title, you might expect this book to be about a father and son on a motorcycle journey across the United States as per Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M Pirsig….
Deadly Game
Written by Matt Johnson — If you like your crime fiction to be full of thrills and conspiracies, with more than a dash of authentic descriptions of weapons, raids and SAS-type tactics, then this series by Matt Johnson should be destined for your reading pile. The…
Nick's Law – the latest German crime show on All4
‘Tatort’ sounds like it might be some sort of rare Viennese cake to be consumed with cottage cheese and only in the month of April. In fact, it is the title of a German crime series – Crime Scene – that includes well over 1000…
Jericho Road by Douglas Watkinson
Nathan Hawk. The name conjures up a superhero or a big, bruising, bad guy, doesn’t it? Sorry to disappoint – meet Nathan Hawk, a former police officer with 30 years on the job, who was made to retire early because of ‘anger management disorder’ and now…
NTN: Liz Mistry interviewed
New Talent November is all about introducing you to new, up-and-coming crime authors and Liz Mistry fits firmly into that category. Although she and her novel, Unquiet Souls, are based in Bradford, Liz herself is a native of Scotland, the country that punches in the heavyweight…
The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra by Vaseem Khan
Though debut crime fiction author Vaseem Khan was born in London, his experience working in the Indian subcontinent comes through clearly in his convincing portrayal of the people, culture, and politics of the complicated city of Mumbai. He’s managed to marry that deep knowledge with…
Behind Closed Doors
Elizabeth Haynes is back with a psychological thriller. Fifteen-year-old Scarlett Rainsford disappears while on a family holiday in Rhodes, then re-appears 10 years later in her hometown, a broken young woman working in a local brothel. DCI Louisa Smith has to find out what happened, trawling…