Strangers on a Train

NTN: The 12 debut novels that changed crime fiction

25 November, 2015

We’ve looked at plenty of brand new crime novels and up-and-coming authors during New Talent November 2015, but now we’re going to look at some books that, when they were first written, sparked changes and new developments in the genre. The entire Crime Fiction Lover…

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The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

By DeathBecomesHer

30 January, 2015

This book begins with a scenario eerily reminiscent of the classic Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train (written by the excellent Patricia Highsmith). A successful businessman meets a woman in an airport bar and the pair strike up a conversation which continues when they end up on the…

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CIS: The 20 greatest classic crime movies of all time

By crimefictionlover

12 September, 2014

Part of the joy of reading a fantastic new crime novel is to later see it turned into a film. It’s happened just about since the dawn of cinema a century or so ago – if a book sells well, it’ll reach the big screen….

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The Two Faces of January by Patricia Highsmith

By Andre

1 June, 2014

Almost 20 years after her death, the crime novels of Patricia Highsmith are enjoying another revival in print and now ebooks, as well as on the big screen. The adaptation of The Two Faces of January, scripted and directed by Hossein Amini, will be followed…

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