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Paul Burke: Top five books of 2024

By Paul Burke

16 December, 2024

As is the custom on our site, at the end of the year each of our writers brings you their personal favourites. I’m going first, and as I look back on 2024 it’s been another spicy year for crime fiction lover fans, with top quality…

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Murder Under the Midnight Sun by Stella Blómkvist

By Paul Burke

7 May, 2024

Translated by Quentin Bates — Last year, Stella Blómkvist made their debut in English with Murder at the Residence and we discovered that the author’s identity is a mystery, even among the Icelandic writing community, which seems quite amazing. Now as second novel from this…

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Paul Burke: Top five books of 2023

By Paul Burke

19 December, 2023

It was a truly impressive year for crime fiction and I got to review some special novels for Crime Fiction Lover – all that in spite of the glut of celebrity novels, some ghost written, which attracted a lot of attention but added little to…

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Best crime novel in translation of 2023 shortlist

By crimefictionlover

28 November, 2023

When we first started Crime Fiction Lover in 2011, Scandinavian crime fiction was all the rage and we dived in reading and celebrating not just Nordic noir but translated mysteries in general. It’s the perfect way to explore the world and expose yourself to different…

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Murder at the Residence by Stella Blómkvist

By Paul Burke

6 September, 2023

Translated by Quentin Bates — Amazingly, there are 13 novels to date in the Stella Blómkvist series and yet no one knows the true identity of the author. The high-profile Reykjavik lawyer first appeared in 1997, began a hiatus in 2006, then re-emerged in 2012….

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On the Radar: Lies and crime fiction

By crimefictionlover

18 August, 2023

The title and themes of Linwood Barclay’s latest novel have got us thinking. Is making up fiction the same as lying? Are crime authors really mendacious malingerers? Well, we know they aren’t but The Lie Maker looks deliciously intriguing… in a deceptive kind of way….

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Stella Blómkvist: Iceland's mystery author, literally

By crimefictionlover

16 August, 2023

Today we’re joined by Quentin Bates, translator and publisher at Corylus Books, who introduces an author whose writing he has worked on in great detail, but also whom he’s never met… One of Iceland’s veteran crime writers, Stella Blómkvist has been around for a long…

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The best new crime shows from around the world - 2018

By crimefictionlover

14 July, 2018

Television noir expert Dennis Broe previews five upcoming international crime shows… France now boasts three industry conferences where television series are unveiled – Cannes, Lille and Fontainebleau – which are geared toward promoting European and global shows, and are a great place to get an early…

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Paul Burke: Top five books of 2024

Murder Under the Midnight Sun by Stella Blómkvist

Paul Burke: Top five books of 2023

Best crime novel in translation of 2023 shortlist

Murder at the Residence by Stella Blómkvist

On the Radar: Lies and crime fiction

Stella Blómkvist: Iceland's mystery author, literally

The best new crime shows from around the world - 2018

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