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New crime fiction talent: the seven best debuts of 2018

Familiar characters and long-running series are mainstays of crime fiction, but this is a genre that also welcomes fresh blood with open arms. Although we…

November 8, 2018
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The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Written by Stuart Turton — Almost every review of this debut crime novel starts off with the disclaimer which says that The Seven Deaths of Evelyn…

March 19, 2018
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The most wanted crime books of 2018

How was your year of crime fiction in 2017? For us here on Crime Fiction Lover it was a varied experience. It was a great…

December 31, 2017
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