Welsh crime fiction

The Corpse with the Granite Heart by Cathy Ace

By Erin Britton

1 December, 2021

Cathy Ace’s The Corpse with the Granite Heart is the 11th mystery novel to feature globetrotting investigative duo Cait Morgan and Bud Anderson. Cait is a famed criminal psychologist, while Bud, her husband, is a well-respected now-retired detective. Their combined skills have allowed them to…

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Killing Evil by John Nicholl

By crimefictionlover

5 September, 2021

After working for the police and in child protection, John Nicholl became a crime author and Killing Evil is his 14th psychological thriller. The difficult issues he dealt with in his previous career come to the fore and inform the story in Killing Evil. It’s…

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The rise of Welsh crime fiction

By Paul Burke

26 March, 2021

With Wales’ first international crime writing festival approaching, it’s time to discover the burgeoning community of crime writers in the principality. Wales is not just a country of song, rugby and coal, it’s a land of crime stories – books, TV and film. We all…

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Welsh crime fiction to the fore at Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

By crimefictionlover

5 March, 2021

There have been major international crime festivals in France and Germany, England has Harrogate and CrimeFest, and everyone’s heard of Bloody Scotland. North America has Bouchercon and even Iceland and Rotorua have held notable crime fiction events. Now Wales is getting in on the act…

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Keeping Faith: The BBC's hidden Welsh gem

By crimefictionlover

5 July, 2018

The BBC has a secret. It’s known to crime fiction lovers in Wales, but in the rest of the UK and around the world not many people have heard of Keeping Faith, the crime drama set on the beautiful Carmarthenshire coast. If you’re a fan…

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Hidden - new chilling crime drama from Wales

By crimefictionlover

25 June, 2018

First we had Hinterland. Then Keeping Faith blew viewers away. And the latest crime show from Wales that’s turning heads is Hidden – or Craith as it’s known in Welsh. Airing currently on BBC Four, you can catch up with the programme on iPlayer. But if you…

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Doll Face by Dylan H Jones

By Mal McEwan

11 April, 2018

Anglesey is the scenic island jutting from the northwest corner of Wales and separated from the mainland by the Menai Strait. It’s rugged sea cliffs and beaches offer a dramatic backdrop even before your average serial killer rocks up. It was Detective Inspector Tudor Manx’s childhood…

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A Cold Cold Heart by John Nicholl

By Purity Brown

3 February, 2018

A Cold Cold Heart is John Nicholl’s sixth psychological thriller. It sees the return of Detective Inspector Garth (Grav) Gravel for a new case, after he featured in Portraits of the Dead which came out in 2016. And this time the killer is much closer…

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The Corpse with the Granite Heart by Cathy Ace

Killing Evil by John Nicholl

The rise of Welsh crime fiction

Welsh crime fiction to the fore at Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival

Keeping Faith: The BBC's hidden Welsh gem

Hidden - new chilling crime drama from Wales

Doll Face by Dylan H Jones

A Cold Cold Heart by John Nicholl

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