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Astronaut! by Oana Aristide

7 May, 2026

Astronaut! is a satirical police procedural and coming-of-age story set in the final months of Nicolae Ceaușescu’s dictatorship in 1989 Romania. At the centre of the story are Constantin, a weary police detective, and Lia, a rebellious schoolgirl. Both have to navigate their daily lives…

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The Long Dark by Andrew Raymond

By Chris Connor

24 April, 2026

The likes of Ian Rankin, Val McDermid and Denise Mina have become household names and figureheads for Scottish crime fiction. One of the latest to join this crew is Andrew Raymond, whose DCI John Lomond series, set in Glasgow, has built a dedicated readership, which…

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Phantom Pass by André M Louw

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

18 April, 2026

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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The Drowning Place by Sarah Hilary

By DeathBecomesHer

15 April, 2026

Sarah Hilary’s heady mix of razor-sharp characterisation and 4K-ready sense of place have stood her in good stead since 2014, when she debuted with Someone Else’s Skin and in the process introduced London-based DI Marnie Rome to crime fiction lovers. We reviewed that first novel…

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Falls the Shadow by Mike Nicol

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

14 April, 2026

Mike Nicol’s last book, Hammerman – A Walking Shadow, concluded a five-book series featuring the surfing private investigator Fish Pescado and lawyer Vicki Kahn. With his latest novel, the South African author starts afresh and introduces a police officer as his protagonist. However, this is…

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First look: Blood Never Sleeps by Andrew Lowe

By crimefictionlover

2 April, 2026

Previously a hugely successful self-published thriller author, Andrew Lowe signed with Vinci Books last year and we told you all about Creepy Crawly, the first book in his Jake Sawyer series. And, earlier this year, we introduced you to The Whispering Bones, the first title…

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Reaper by Vanda Symon

By Sharon Richardson

25 March, 2026

New Zealand author Vanda Symon is known primarily for her Sam Shephard books but began a new series in 2022 with Faceless, featuring Max Grimes. Reaper is the followup to that novel about the former policeman who now lives on the streets of Auckland. This…

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A Gift Before Dying by Malcolm Kempt

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

20 February, 2026

Drawing on 17 years in the Arctic working as a criminal lawyer, Canadian author Malcolm Kempt has set his debut novel in the region. A Gift Before Dying follows Sergeant Elderick Cole, a disgraced cop exiled to the rugged landscape of Cape Dorset, Nunavut. This…

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Astronaut! by Oana Aristide

The Long Dark by Andrew Raymond

Phantom Pass by André M Louw

The Drowning Place by Sarah Hilary

Falls the Shadow by Mike Nicol

First look: Blood Never Sleeps by Andrew Lowe

Reaper by Vanda Symon

A Gift Before Dying by Malcolm Kempt

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