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David Prestidge: Top five books of 2015

By DavidPrestidge

8 December, 2015

December is here. What does that mean? Boughs of holly? Decked halls? Mistletoe? Yule logs and chocolate decorations? Enough Christmas carols to give you ringing in the ears? Or… is it the time of year when all the Crime Fiction Lover reviewers write posts about…

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A gazetteer of British crime: The West Midlands

By DavidPrestidge

5 December, 2015

If you’re a regular visitor to Crime Fiction Lover, perhaps you’ve been following our gazetteer series, where we focus on fine crime writers who’ve established themselves and written substantial works set in specific regions of the United Kingdom. In the past we’ve looked at Scotland,…

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Friends of the Dusk by Phil Rickman

By DavidPrestidge

2 December, 2015

The Reverend Merrily Watkins – vicar of the Herefordshire village of Lentwardine – is a widow. Years ago, her philandering husband came off second-best in a collision with a motorway bridge. Now, Merrily’s ‘night job’ is to be the deliverance consultant (read exorcist) for the…

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10 super scary crime reads for Halloween 2015

By crimefictionlover

29 October, 2015

Mystery, suspense, chills and thrills are all part of the crime fiction experience. At Halloween, however, you might want your reading to have a little extra terror. The threat of the unknown, perhaps. This carefully curated list brings with it demons, ghosts, horror, and more,…

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First look: Friends of the Dusk by Phil Rickman

By DavidPrestidge

27 October, 2015

After being a very private pleasure for a small but devoted readership, the Merrily Watkins novels by Phil Rickman have become a hot property, with a highly regarded TV mini-series – Midwinter of the Spirit – putting the reverend lady on the screen for the…

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Gunpowder, plots and new crime books

By DavidPrestidge

22 October, 2015

On the Radar — In England, there’s an old children’s chant promising gunpowder, treason and plot for 5 November. Book publishers seem to have taken this to heart and have scheduled a veritable truckload of new crime releases for that date – Guy Fawkes Day. Treason…

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First look: Phil Rickman's new mini-novel

By DavidPrestidge

3 October, 2015

It’s a rare occasion when the postman delivers a book that is as physically rewarding as you hope the contents will be. This little gem arrived today in a whopping great big padded envelope, courtesy of Corvus books. Social media is currently buzzing with the downright…

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OxCrimes edited by Mark Ellingham and Peter Florence

By Andre

25 May, 2014

If you’ve been a regular visitor to Crime Fiction Lover, you’ll have noticed our exclusive extracts from OxCrimes, an anthology that will raise money for Oxfam’s aid and development work in the UK and abroad. Of course, you’d have to be pretty mean-spirited to find…

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David Prestidge: Top five books of 2015

A gazetteer of British crime: The West Midlands

Friends of the Dusk by Phil Rickman

10 super scary crime reads for Halloween 2015

First look: Friends of the Dusk by Phil Rickman

Gunpowder, plots and new crime books

First look: Phil Rickman's new mini-novel

OxCrimes edited by Mark Ellingham and Peter Florence

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