The Secret Admirer by Carol Wyer
Fans of Carol Wyer’s series of police procedurals featuring DI Natalie Ward were left with their mouths agape at the end of her last book, The Blossom Twins. Ward had suffered a devastating loss, and as The Secret Admirer opens it is just three months…
The Museum of Desire by Jonathan Kellerman
Visiting LA after reading a Jonathan Kellerman novel is a wonderful experience. Described in sparse but vivid prose, the city and its suburbs, strip malls and beach-side bars are such a part of his mysteries, that once you’ve read a few novels in the 35-strong…
Bitter Wash Road by Garry Disher
Australia can lay claim to some pretty good exports – think Kylie Minogue, Vegemite, didgeridoos and Hugh Jackman for starters – but of late my favourite has been the wealth of crime writing talent that has made the trip from its shores to our book…
Mexico Street by Simone Buchholz
Translated by Rachel Ward — German crime author Simone Buchholz has won numerous awards for her noir thrillers. Her most recent book, an energetic police procedural, is newly translated into English and won the German Crime Fiction Prize in 2019. Like Buchholz’s previous two novels,…
The Creak on the Stair by Eva Björg Aegisdóttir
Translated by Victoria Cribb — When you’ve developed your taste for Scandinavian crime fiction with the Swedish and Danish authors, it’s time to move on to the Norwegians and Finns. Then you’re properly hooked, and it’s Iceland you turn to for the premium, high-proof stuff….
Pele's Domain
Written by Albert Tucher — Al Tucher has made something of a specialty of setting his crime stories in Hawaii, especially the Big Island, and his new novella puts the lore, multicultural mix, unique foods and island attitude front and centre once again. Kilauea, home…