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Seasonal Work and Other Killer Stories by Laura Lippman

By Paul Burke

23 March, 2022

Laura Lippman’s recent form has been sparkling. Her last novel, Dream Girl, wasn’t to everyone’s taste given its dalliance with meta-fiction, but it was clever, witty, topical and hugely entertaining. Lady in the Lake and Sunburn have been big hits here on Crime Fiction Lover…

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Midnight Hour: A Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction from 20 Authors of Color

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

12 November, 2021

Edited by Abby L Vandiver — Abby L Vandiver is the bestselling author of more than 25 books and short stories and in Midnight Hour she has assembled stories by writers of colour with one common theme – the events taking place in each occurs…

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The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021

By Vicki Weisfeld

19 October, 2021

Edited by Steph Cha and Alafair Burke — Short mystery/crime fiction lovers in the United States have been more than a little curious to see what changes might be made in this annual series since publisher HarperCollins yanked the project from long-time series editor Otto…

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Afraid of the Shadows: An Anthology of Crime Stories

By Paul Burke

29 September, 2021

Edited by Miranda Jewess — This anthology of 19 brand new tales on the theme of Halloween comes from some of the best-loved contemporary British and Irish crime writers. It’s the third in the Afraid of the Light series and all the books have been…

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Death Threats and Other Stories by Georges Simenon

By Paul Burke

12 September, 2021

Translated by Roz Schwartz — This anthology of five Maigret stories, three of which appear for the first time in English, completes the Penguin Classics Maigret collection. It’s a project that began on 7 November 2013, and each month since then – more or less…

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Bite Size offers short stories you can get your teeth into

By DeathBecomesHer

11 August, 2021

They say the best things come in small packages – and a new subscription-only publishing business is taking that literally! Bite Size Crime Stories is the brainchild of US-based Dr Catherine Turner and it has launched via Patreon. A former product development engineer whose career…

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Accra Noir edited by Nana-Ama Danquah

By Paul Burke

1 July, 2021

Accra, Ghana is the setting for the latest short story anthology in Cassava Republic’s collection of noir tales from Africa, following Nairobi Noir and Lagos Noir. It aims to feature the best writing by people who know the dark side of the city, be they…

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When a Stranger Comes to Town

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

16 June, 2021

Edited by Michael Koryta — Leo Tolstoy is cited as saying, “All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.” For the latest anthology from the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) guest editor Michael…

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Seasonal Work and Other Killer Stories by Laura Lippman

Midnight Hour: A Chilling Anthology of Crime Fiction from 20 Authors of Color

The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2021

Afraid of the Shadows: An Anthology of Crime Stories

Death Threats and Other Stories by Georges Simenon

Bite Size offers short stories you can get your teeth into

Accra Noir edited by Nana-Ama Danquah

When a Stranger Comes to Town

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