Joseph Spector is an illusionist and detective. In Tom Mead's latest, he's faces a murder in an old haunted house, and a locked-room suicide in London

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02.09.2025

Hard Rokk Murder: a mystery with its own amazing sound track | Crime Fiction Lover

Not only has Mark S Bonta written a novel about a crime-solving rock star, he's created a sound track to accompany it. And it really rocks...

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02.09.2025

On the Radar: New Slow Horses at a gallop | Crime Fiction Lover

Our weekly crime fiction news column with books by Mick Herron, SDW Hamilton, Cat Miller, KJ Whittle, Martin Edwards, Lou Berney and Katy Farber.

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28.08.2025

Welsh crime drama The Light in the Hall returns | Crime Fiction Lover

Read our preview of the Welsh crime show The Light in the Hall: Still Waters, titled Y Golau: Dŵr in Welsh, coming to S4C, BBC iPlayer and Channel

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27.08.2025

Mortal Zin by Diane Schaffer | Crime Fiction Lover

Noli Cooper returns to Santa Cruz to work with her former mentor, but soon he is found dead in Diane Schaffer's debut wine-maker mystery

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27.08.2025

The Cut Throat Trial by SJ Fleet | Crime Fiction Lover

The Secret Barrister has turned their hand to crime fiction under the pen name SJ Fleet, and The Cut Throat Trial is their debut

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25.08.2025

Win Slow Horses! Signed special 15th anniversary edition | Crime Fiction Lover

We're giving away a signed, hardback copy of Slow Horses, republished by Baskerville to mark the 15th anniversary of the start of the Slough House series

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25.08.2025

How to Surf a Hurricane by Todd Medema | Crime Fiction Lover

A young inventor attempts to pull of a daring heist at sea to save his climate-saving technology in this eco thriller by Todd Medema

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25.08.2025

On the Radar: Vodka on the rocks | Crime Fiction Lover

Our weekly new books column with titles by Karin Smirnoff, Richard Armitage, The Secret Barrister, Damiano Polcaro, Penny Zang and Sara Driscoll

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25.08.2025

A Twist of Fate by Se-Ah Jang | Crime Fiction Lover

South Korean author Se-Ah Jang brings us an interesting take on the gothic novel with A Twist of Fate and her debut doesn't disappoint.

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25.08.2025

Meet the author: Diane Schaffer | Crime Fiction Lover

We talk to California-based author and wine expert Diane Schaffer about her debut crime novel Mortal Zin, which weaves in both murder and wine mysteries

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12.08.2025

Beck’s back with two special cases for 2025 | Crime Fiction Lover

A troubled Wilhelm Beck is stepping into his grandfather's shoes with two feature-length Beck movies coming to BBC Four and iPlayer this summer

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12.08.2025

Divinity Games by Lou Gilmond | Crime Fiction Lover

The surveillance state is taking over in Lou Gilmond's Divinity Games, and while people's rights are stripped billionaires are reaping the rewards...

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09.08.2025

On the Radar: The Famous Five? Dead? | Crime Fiction Lover

We bring you new crime novels by Sulari Gentill, Antony Johnston, Daniel Sellers, Amie Schaumberg and John Doll

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08.08.2025

The Inside Man by Trevor Wood | Crime Fiction Lover

Newcastle detective Jack Parker returns, dealing with early onset dementia along and taking major risks as he investigates a local gangster.

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08.08.2025

Welcome To Cottonmouth by Jay S Bell | Crime Fiction Lover

In a Texas town full of retired, Devlin Mahoney risks blowing his cover as a young woman arrives, followed by the gangland killers chasing her

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08.08.2025

Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh | Crime Fiction Lover

Steve Cavanagh's New York legal eagle Eddie Flynn takes the case of a social media influencer who seems to have been framed in a dastardly setup

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08.08.2025

First look: Bat Out of Hell short story anthology | Crime Fiction Lover

We've made a little video that gives you a tour of Bat Out of Hell, the new Music and Murder Mystery anthology of short stories from Blackstone Publishing

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08.08.2025

Meet the author: Catherine Merridale | Crime Fiction Lover

We interview debut crime author Catherine Merridale about her novel Moscow Underground, set in Russia in 1934 as the metro is being built in Moscow

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02.08.2025

Murder Tide by Stella Blómkvist | Crime Fiction Lover

Mystery author - literally - Stella Blómkvist returns for another set of Reykjavik crimes and conundrums, starting with a businessman left to drown in the tide

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02.08.2025

The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware | Crime Fiction Lover

Lo Blacklock, principal character in the Woman in Cabin 10, returns after a decade, making a trip to Switzerland to meet a mysterious billionaire

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02.08.2025

On the Radar: Illusion, mystery and reality | Crime Fiction Lover

We bring you the latest crime novels from Tom Mead, Tanya Scott, Catherine Merridale, David Secular, Sandra J Paul and Katarina Bival

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01.08.2025

New Italian crime drama Inspector Gerri comes to More4 | Crime Fiction Lover

Our preview of Inspector Gerri, the police procedural set in Puglia starring Giulio Beranek and Valentina Romani trying to solve a murder on the beach

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01.08.2025

Scottish crime author Andrew Raymond reads from The Bonnie Dead | Crime Fiction Lover

Author Andrew Raymond joins us on our channel Video Evidence to introduce his protagonist DCI John Lomond and read from The Bonnie Dead, set in Glasgow

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30.07.2025

The Good Liar by Denise Mina | Crime Fiction Lover

Denise Mina explores dilemma a forensic expert faces when in innocent man is convicted of murder. Her career, reputation and family are all on the line...

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29.07.2025

King of Ashes by SA Cosby | Crime Fiction Lover

Bad decisions by his younger brother draw Roman Carruthers into a violent gang in SA Cosby's latest noir novel. Read our review here.

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29.07.2025

The King’s Agent by Rosemary Hayes | Crime Fiction Lover

Former soldiers Will Fraser and Duncan Armstrong become spies for King George III and take up a daring mission to France to save compromised agents there

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29.07.2025

Gunner by Alan Parks | Crime Fiction Lover

Alan Parks begins a convincing new historical crime novel with Gunner, a murder mystery set during World War II

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29.07.2025

Poppy Plays Fair by Leigh Russell | Crime Fiction Lover

When someone falls from the big wheel at a Wiltshire fair, foul play is suspected. But Emily Wilson and faithful lapdog Poppy are on hand to solve the crime.

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29.07.2025

Meet the author: David Secular | Crime Fiction Lover

We talk to veteran US defence attorney David Secular about his debut legal thriller, A Hate Crime in Brooklyn

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29.07.2025

On the Radar: Football, family secrets, financial crime & more | Crime Fiction Lover

Bringing you the latest crime fiction novels. Titles by Eli Cranor, Walter B Levis, JT Ellison, Nick Johnson, Clémence Michallon and Jennifer Jabaley.

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29.07.2025

Harrogate 2025: Old hands and new faces | Crime Fiction Lover

Crime Fiction Lover contributors Sandra Mangan reports from the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2025 held at the Swan Hotel, Harrogate, UK

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29.07.2025

First Look: The Final Score by Don Winslow | Crime Fiction Lover

Great news! Don Winslow is back! His upcoming collection The Final Score contains six crime novellas dealing with betrayal, revenge and more. Let's take a look

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29.07.2025

Meet the author: Daniel Yager | Crime Fiction Lover

We talk to Washington, DC, veteran turned crime author Daniel Yager about his debut crime novel, The Saundra Gray Affair.

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29.07.2025

Broken by Jón Atli Jónasson | Crime Fiction Lover

Two outsider cops are tasked with finding a missing trans teen in Reykjavik while the rest of the force try to arrest a crime gang in this character-led mystery

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16.07.2025

Ballard season one on Amazon Prime | Crime Fiction Lover

We preview Ballard, the new show on Amazon Prime based on the novels by Michael Connelly, set in Los Angeles and also featuring Harry Bosch.

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15.07.2025

A Novel Murder by EC Nevin | Crime Fiction Lover

When shy and put-upon author Jane Hepburn find her agent's dead body during a crime fiction festival, she comes out of her shell in EC Nevin's cosy pastiche

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12.07.2025

On the Radar: High tide, time to die | Crime Fiction Lover

News of new crime and mystery novels by Stella Blómkvist, Jim Eldridge, AJ Wilton, Jessa Maxwell, Ben Lloyd and Mary Anna Evans

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11.07.2025

Nightswimming by Melanie Anagnos | Crime Fiction Lover

A rookie cop finds there's more to a local shooting than meets the eye in Melanie Anagnos's debut crime novel, set in Patterson, New Jersey

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10.07.2025

Minky Woodcock: The Girl Called Cthulhu by Cynthia von Buhler | Crime Fiction Lover

Private detective Minky Woodcock is back in an adventure spanning the 1920s, 30s and 40s. She begins with a case involving Aleister Crowley and HP Lovecraft

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The House at Devil’s Neck by Tom Mead | Crime Fiction Lover

Hard Rokk Murder: a mystery with its own amazing sound track | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: New Slow Horses at a gallop | Crime Fiction Lover

Welsh crime drama The Light in the Hall returns | Crime Fiction Lover

Mortal Zin by Diane Schaffer | Crime Fiction Lover

The Cut Throat Trial by SJ Fleet | Crime Fiction Lover

Win Slow Horses! Signed special 15th anniversary edition | Crime Fiction Lover

How to Surf a Hurricane by Todd Medema | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Vodka on the rocks | Crime Fiction Lover

A Twist of Fate by Se-Ah Jang | Crime Fiction Lover

Meet the author: Diane Schaffer | Crime Fiction Lover

Beck’s back with two special cases for 2025 | Crime Fiction Lover

Divinity Games by Lou Gilmond | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: The Famous Five? Dead? | Crime Fiction Lover

The Inside Man by Trevor Wood | Crime Fiction Lover

Welcome To Cottonmouth by Jay S Bell | Crime Fiction Lover

Two Kinds of Stranger by Steve Cavanagh | Crime Fiction Lover

First look: Bat Out of Hell short story anthology | Crime Fiction Lover

Meet the author: Catherine Merridale | Crime Fiction Lover

Murder Tide by Stella Blómkvist | Crime Fiction Lover

The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Illusion, mystery and reality | Crime Fiction Lover

New Italian crime drama Inspector Gerri comes to More4 | Crime Fiction Lover

Scottish crime author Andrew Raymond reads from The Bonnie Dead | Crime Fiction Lover

The Good Liar by Denise Mina | Crime Fiction Lover

King of Ashes by SA Cosby | Crime Fiction Lover

The King’s Agent by Rosemary Hayes | Crime Fiction Lover

Gunner by Alan Parks | Crime Fiction Lover

Poppy Plays Fair by Leigh Russell | Crime Fiction Lover

Meet the author: David Secular | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Football, family secrets, financial crime & more | Crime Fiction Lover

Harrogate 2025: Old hands and new faces | Crime Fiction Lover

First Look: The Final Score by Don Winslow | Crime Fiction Lover

Meet the author: Daniel Yager | Crime Fiction Lover

Broken by Jón Atli Jónasson | Crime Fiction Lover

Ballard season one on Amazon Prime | Crime Fiction Lover

A Novel Murder by EC Nevin | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: High tide, time to die | Crime Fiction Lover

Nightswimming by Melanie Anagnos | Crime Fiction Lover

Minky Woodcock: The Girl Called Cthulhu by Cynthia von Buhler | Crime Fiction Lover

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