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On the Radar: Original crime fiction

3 November, 2023

We love a bit of variety and this week our report covers new books by five very different authors, each with their own original take on things. Lee Matthew Goldberg’s The Great Gimmelmans is our starting point, from a New York indie author who routinely…

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On the Radar: Return of the condor

By crimefictionlover

11 November, 2022

Is it good or bad luck to see a condor? I can’t remember. Let’s say good, because this week the legendary author James Grady – creator of Six Days of the Condor – has a brand new thriller out and it’s set on a train….

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Psychopaths Anonymous by Will Carver

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

4 November, 2021

Will Carver’s writing is like tequila, or Marmite, perhaps. He produces a hot and abrasive brand of crime fiction that makes readers uncomfortable. For some this is delectable and it leaves you wanting more. For others, the approach is… challenging. If you dare to read…

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12 chilling crime reads for Halloween 2021

By crimefictionlover

18 October, 2021

Why do we love crime fiction? Maybe one of the reasons is that it’s the genre where the monsters seem real – well, they don’t rely on magic, spells or supernatural powers to carry out their work. Usually it’s very human stuff. Or inhuman, in…

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The Beresford by Will Carver

By Vicki Weisfeld

7 June, 2021

Will Carver’s literary thriller has more than a dollop of devilish doings. The author’s last few novels such as Good Samaritans, Nothing Important Happened Today and Hinton Hollow Death Trip have loosely or more closely focused on the work of his darkly troubled police detective…

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On the Radar: From cosy to uncomfortable

By crimefictionlover

21 May, 2021

Part Welsh, part Canadian, Cathy Ace has made her name synonymous with modern cosy crime fiction – winning awards and adding to her series year in, year out. Her latest is soon to arrive and The Corpse with the Iron Will is first up in…

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CrimeFictionLover: Top five books of 2020

By crimefictionlover

29 December, 2020

Isolation. Lockdown. Restrictions. Pandemic. Plandemic. Recession. You don’t need me to tell you that 2020 wasn’t a year brimming with positives. With the challenges we’ve all faced, it’s been difficult to enjoy the darker crime novels that I normally read in quite the same way,…

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Hinton Hollow Death Trip by Will Carver

By crimefictionlover

18 September, 2020

With our guest reviewer, the author and pulp noir expert Paul D Brazill Emotionally battered and bruised by his most recent case, Detective Sergeant Pace leaves London behind, including his loving girlfriend and confidant Maeve, and returns to his rural hometown of Hinton Hollow –…

Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Original crime fiction

On the Radar: Return of the condor

Psychopaths Anonymous by Will Carver

12 chilling crime reads for Halloween 2021

The Beresford by Will Carver

On the Radar: From cosy to uncomfortable

CrimeFictionLover: Top five books of 2020

Hinton Hollow Death Trip by Will Carver

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