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Erin Britton: Top five books of 2025

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Each new reading year brings its own surprises – some more macabre than others – and 2025 has distinguished itself with an exceptional range of crime fiction. From richly researched historical intrigue to inventive cosy crime, from epistolary puzzles to genre-blurring psychological mysteries, my top…
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Strange Houses by Uketsu

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Translated by Jim Rion — In January, we reviewed Strange Pictures by surrealist Japanese YouTuber and dapper mask-wearer Uketsu. That was the author’s second novel, and now his debut, Strange Houses, has also been translated into English. Focusing on the disturbing hidden meanings that can…
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Strange Pictures by Uketsu

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Translated by Jim Rion — Strange Pictures is Uketsu’s second novel but the first to be translated into English. It’s a sinister and original book that straddles the line between crime and horror, drawing readers into a dark, unsettling and deeply immersive world of interconnected…
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The most wanted crime novels of 2025

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Are we trend-setters? Are we influencers, here on Crime Fiction Lover? Perhaps, perhaps not. However, we do have a tradition of trying to pick out the most interesting upcoming crime novels at the beginning of the year. For 2025, we’re looking forward to the return…
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