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Bad Penny Blues by Cathi Unsworth

By Paul Burke

2 April, 2021

When Bad Penny Blues was published in 2009, it became a cult classic, the kind of novel other writers refer to as a landmark. If you’ve not yet discovered it this new edition, with an introduction by Greil Marcus and insightful afterword by the author,…

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The Water Rituals by Eva Garcia Saenz

By RoughJustice

31 March, 2021

Translated by Nick Caistor — In August 2020, we reviewed the first novel in Eva Garcia Saenz’s White City trilogy, The Silence of the White City. Set in Vitoria, in Spain, it was about the reopening of a historic serial killer case. Now, criminal profiler…

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The Art of Death by David Fennell

By DeathBecomesHer

9 February, 2021

It’s a debut that was making waves before it was published – The Art of Death even made CFL’s list of books to look out for in 2021. But does David Fennell’s novel bring anything new to the serial killer party? It certainly arrives with…

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The Art of Violence by SJ Rozan

By Vicki Weisfeld

14 December, 2020

The Art of Violence is the latest in SJ Rozan’s popular and long-running series featuring private investigators and romantic partners Bill Smith and Lydia Chin. Former client Sam Tabor has recently been released from the Green Haven Correctional Facility, where he’d been serving time for…

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Monster: Norwegian crime show brings bleak perfection to Channel 4

By crimefictionlover

10 December, 2020

Ominous mists roll across a treeless wasteland. The unnerving growl of an untrustworthy dog. A young woman’s bare feet on the tarmac. A meth head stands in his underwear, flipping the bird to a police helicopter. And Norwegian dialogue subbed into English. If it’s a…

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Predator by Zoe Caldwell

By crimefictionlover

1 December, 2020

There’s a predator loose in West London. No, it hasn’t got dreadlocks, an invisibility hunting suit and strange talons where its mouth should be. Arnie ain’t gonna take this predator down. She comes wearing Jimmy Choo heels and Givenchy jewellery. By day, she edits the…

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The Valhalla Murders: New Icelandic crime show comes to BBC Four

By crimefictionlover

10 November, 2020

On Saturday 21 November at 9pm, Crime Fiction Lovers in the UK will be able to tune in to BBC Four to watch The Valhalla Murders – the most talked about Icelandic TV show since Trapped. The setting is dark and snowy, and things get…

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The Silence of the White City by Eva Garcia Saenz

By RoughJustice

11 August, 2020

Translated by Nick Caistor — In 1996 the Basque city of Vitoria was terrorised by a serial killer, according to The Silence of the White City by Eva Garcia Saenz. Eight people were killed, including two babies. The killer placed his victims in pairs in…

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Bad Penny Blues by Cathi Unsworth

The Water Rituals by Eva Garcia Saenz

The Art of Death by David Fennell

The Art of Violence by SJ Rozan

Monster: Norwegian crime show brings bleak perfection to Channel 4

Predator by Zoe Caldwell

The Valhalla Murders: New Icelandic crime show comes to BBC Four

The Silence of the White City by Eva Garcia Saenz

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