False Ransom by Ivan Infante
Mike Chance is what you might call a nasty piece of work. He has made his way from America’s East Coast to West, and has ended up in downtown Los Angeles in 1938. His first act is to dress up as cops, roust an illegal…
The Harbour Master by Daniel Pembrey
Amsterdam copper Henk van der Pol is old school. Now in his 50s, his daughter is away at university, and all around him bright young things are moving up through the police ranks. He has been an institution man for much of his working life…
Kill with a Borrowed Knife: or Agent Ai by Michael Wreford
Plenty of spy and espionage stories focus on Europe and Russia, set mainly between the 1930s and the 1970s, when borders were stricter, and the flow of information across them was mainly in the form of papers lining the false bottoms of suitcases. Agent Ai…
Closure by Larry Quartley
Stella Kerr is raped and murdered in her London flat and her boyfriend Steve Lamb is arrested, accused of the crime. When he absconds from court this simply confirms the police’s views. Everyone is convinced of his guilt, except Steve’s mother, Sheila. She persuades DCI…
Defending Elton by TJ Cooke
November may be over, but new talent still appears regularly on our radar screens. Admittedly, Tim Cooke is not exactly an inexperienced writer. He has written many hours of TV and radio drama, including contributions to such popular British shows as The Bill, London’s Burning…
New Talent November 2013 recap
So November draws to a close, and we hope you’ve enjoyed our fresh blood themed month as much as we have. It all began with a review of Becky Masterman’s crime debut, Rage Against the Dying, and we were also able to read and rate…
NTN: Ten more to taste...
It’s still November, and we’re still on a mission to celebrate new crime fiction authors. While some are picked up by major publishing companies with promotional budgets and all the rest, others live by their wits in the world of self-publishing. In recent years all…
NTN: Ten to taste
At Crime Fiction Lover, we love discovering new crime authors and New Talent November is testament to that. However word has got out that we try and do all we can for new authors, and so every week we get dozens of review requests –…