Forgiving Stephen Redmond by AJ Sidransky
In 2008, workmen tearing down a clutch of derelict Washington Heights rowhouses make a grim discovery. Behind the plaster of an upstairs bedroom is the body of a man sitting in a chair, wearing a hat. To the dismay of the demolition foreman, NYPD detectives…
When Darkness Falls by Emma Salisbury
We first reviewed Emma Salisbury around this time last year, when Flesh and Blood was published. Now DS Kevin Coupland is back in another Salford-based police procedural, the seventh in the series. And When Darkness Falls is well titled, because the subject matter of this…
The final series of French crime drama Spiral comes to BBC Four
Lovers of French crime fiction will be screaming, “Oui, oui, OUI” in ecstasy come Saturday 2 January, when BBC Four begins airing the final series of Spiral, the outstanding French crime drama. Hailed as the king of crime shows in France, Spiral began in 2005…
Snowdrift by Helene Tursten
Translated by Marlaine Delargy — Detective Inspector Embla Nyström returns in the third instalment of Helene Tursten’s series based on the detective. Snowdrift picks up only eight days after the end of 2019’s Winter Grave when Embla receives a call from her childhood friend, Louise…
Winterkill by Ragnar Jonasson
Translated by David Warriner — Arguably the finest novel in the Dark Iceland series, Winterkill sees Icelandic author Ragnar Jonasson writing as smoothly, confidently and incisively as ever. From page one, you’ll glide into the mystery of a young woman’s death and the detailed investigation…
The Lost and the Damned by Olivier Norek
Translated by Nick Caistor — Welcome to Seine-Saint-Denis, also known as the 93. Forget the iconic Eiffel Tower, a walk along the Seine or the quaint coffee shops that Paris conjures up in your mind. This is the underbelly of Paris, the district with the…
Peace by Garry Disher
It’s fair to say that things have been feeling a tad fraught lately, but if you’re looking to escape from the day-to-day and immerse yourself in the dramas of life on another continent, then multiple-award-winning Aussie author Garry Disher is definitely your man. Unless you’re…