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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09.07.2025

The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark | Crime Fiction Lover

Olivia Dumont secretly becomes the ghostwriter for her famous father's memoirs and tries to find out how her brother and sister were killed!

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08.07.2025

Strange Houses by Uketsu | Crime Fiction Lover

Japanese crime fiction sensation Uketsu's debut novel. A floorplan fascinates Uketsu who believes something terrible could have happened in the dead space...

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05.07.2025

Danish crime show The Sommerdahl Murders returns for season 3 | Crime Fiction Lover

Dan Sommerdahl and Flemming Torp are back to tackle more cases in the Danish town of Helsingør in season three of The Sommerdahl Murders on Walter Presents.

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05.07.2025

On the Radar: Like a bat out of… suite 11? | Crime Fiction Lover

New crime books from Ruth Ware, Alan Parks, Polly Stewart, Lou Gilmond, Eva Björg Ægisdottir and Don Bruns... plus Meatloaf, of course.

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03.07.2025

Whistle by Linwood Barclay | Crime Fiction Lover

An illustrator and her son awaken a murderous model railroad and the killing it carries out has cops confused! Linwood Barclay steps into horror with Whistle

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03.07.2025

Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman | Crime Fiction Lover

Laura Lippman's first cosy crime novel features Muriel Blossom, an older American woman taking a cruise on the Seine who gets caught up in a murder mystery

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03.07.2025

Aussi crime thriller Scrublands: Silver comes to BBC Two | Crime Fiction Lover

The Australian crime show Scrublands: Silver is based on Chris Hammer's second Martin Scarsden novel, Silver, this time set in a remotecoastal town

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03.07.2025

Icelandic crime author Jón Atli Jónasson reads from Broken | Crime Fiction Lover

The Icelandic crime fiction author Jón Atli Jónasson joins us on our YouTube channel with a short reading from his debut crime novel Broken, out now in English

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02.07.2025

The Bonnie Dead by Andrew Raymond | Crime Fiction Lover

Wracked with guilt and grief, DI John Lomond hunts The Sandman on the streets of Glasgow in Andrew Raymond's gripping police procedural

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28.06.2025

On the Radar: What WILL you be reading? | Crime Fiction Lover

Our weekly news column returns with new crime books by Mallory Arnold, Jay S Bell, Heidi Field, Daphne Woolsoncroft, Bonnie Burke-Patel and Jack Charles

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26.06.2025

Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds | Crime Fiction Lover

When a man is shot outside a Long Island gym, detective Casey Wray and her partner must get to the bottom of a seemingly random killing in Rod Reynolds's latest

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26.06.2025

Recommended: River returns to ITVX | Crime Fiction Lover

River has returned to UK TV in a free format thanks to ITVX. We recommend you watch this six-episode crime drama forthwith! Great acting and a great story.

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25.06.2025

The Final Episode by Lori Roy | Crime Fiction Lover

20 years ago Francie Farrow disappeared in South Florida. Now a true crime documentary is digging up those events and what an impact it will have...

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25.06.2025

The Stranger in Room Six by Jane Corry | Crime Fiction Lover

At Sunnyside care home, Belinda and Mabel have very different stories to tell, but as they talk a stranger is watching and listening. It's deeper than you think

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22.06.2025

Win a signed copy of RAGDOLL by Daniel Cole | Crime Fiction Lover

Watching Ragdoll on the iPlayer in the UK? There's something you should know. It's based on the novel by Daniel Cole and we've got a signed copy up for grabs

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22.06.2025

Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz | Crime Fiction Lover

Book editor Susan Ryeland returns to work on another Atticus Pünd novel and ends up embroiled in a family conflict involving a murdered author

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21.06.2025

Meet the author: Maryann Webb | Crime Fiction Lover

Read our interview with psychological thriller author Maryann Webb as she talks about characters, setting and themes in her new book My Husband's Lies

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21.06.2025

Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood | Crime Fiction Lover

After a night of fun on the Thames, a man has been murdered and the members of the Marlow Amateur Dramatics Society are top suspects for the Marlow Murder Club

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21.06.2025

On the Radar: A house to die for | Crime Fiction Lover

We bring you the latest crime fiction releases with authors Kate Weston, Anna Scotti, Simon McCleave, Jess Ryder, Hannah Richell and Lina Chern

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19.06.2025

Meet the author: Heidi Field | Crime Fiction Lover

We talk to the new British crime fiction author Heidi Field as she unveils her debut novel - a serial killer thriller with a creepy atmosphere and huge twist

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19.06.2025

First look: Animal Farm illustrated by Quentin Blake | Crime Fiction Lover

Watch our unboxing of Animal Farm by George Orwell - the wonderful new illustrated edition with imagery by Quentin Blake

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18.06.2025

Summerhouse by Yiğit Karaahmet | Crime Fiction Lover

This Turkish crime novel that deals with LGBTQ+ issues is atmospheric and original. Summerhouse by Yiğit Karaahmet reviewed

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18.06.2025

Serial killer thriller Ragdoll comes to BBC iPlayer | Crime Fiction Lover

We preview Ragdoll - based on the novel by Daniel Cole - as it arrives on BBC iPlayer. A serial killer thriller set in London, and definitely deranged!

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17.06.2025

Sayulita Sucker by Craig Terlson | Crime Fiction Lover

Down in Mexico, Luke Fischer reluctantly agrees to help find a missing teenager, ruffles some features and uncovers a people trafficking gang

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14.06.2025

On the Radar: Idyllic places, dark secrets | Crime Fiction Lover

Brand new crime books to check out from Lori Roy, Rosy Fenwicke, Maryann Webb, David Lewis, Miranda Smith and Travis Kennedy!

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13.06.2025

Dept. Q: Original novel Mercy prize draw | Crime Fiction Lover

We're giving away a copy of Mercy, by Jussi Adler-Olsen, on 14 June 2025. It's the book the Dept. Q series on Netflix is based on. Discover Nordic noir today.

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13.06.2025

A Bag Full of Stones by A Molotkov | Crime Fiction Lover

Russian émigré A Molotkov delivers a powerful crime novel where hate fuels the killing and two detectives hunt a murderer on Portland, Oregon.

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12.06.2025

First look: Minky Woodcock – The Girl Called Cthulhu | Crime Fiction Lover

Video evidence - watch our case file preview of Minky Woodcock: The Girl Called Cthulhu by Cynthia von Buhler, a brilliant new PI graphic novel

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10.06.2025

Red Tide by Irma Venter | Crime Fiction Lover

Set in the Karoo Desert in South Africa, Red Tide by Irma Venter follows a troubling murder investigation and the possibility of a serial killer

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10.06.2025

Interview: Linwood Barclay | Crime Fiction Lover

We talk to Canadian crime fiction author Linwood Barclay about his new horror novel, Whistle, in which toy trains turn deadly!

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07.06.2025

On the Radar: Time for dark glasses | Crime Fiction Lover

We bring you new crime books by Laura Lippman, Peter Lovesey (RIP), Mark Billingham, Ryan Steck and the indie crime author Patrick B Simpson.

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07.06.2025

Pale Mountains: Murder in the Italian Alps | Crime Fiction Lover

Read our preview of this Italian crime show, set in the Dolomites, where an underachieving attorney and a suspended detective track a serial killer in Bolzano

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07.06.2025

Interview: Rosy Fenwicke | Crime Fiction Lover

We talk to New Zealand crime author Rosy Fenwicke about her new novel The Secret of the Angel Who Died at Midnight, police procedurals and more

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06.06.2025

Red Water by Jurica Pavičic | Crime Fiction Lover

Croatian crime fiction with author Jurica Pavičic telling the tale of a missing daughter through the breakup of Yugoslavia

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05.06.2025

Dept. Q finds a new home in Edinburgh – and on Netflix | Crime Fiction Lover

Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q crime series has been adapted by Netflix, moving the action from Copenhagen to Edinburgh but still hitting the mark

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04.06.2025

Interview: A Molotkov | Crime Fiction Lover

Read our interview with A Molotkov, a Russian emigre and literary author whose first crime novel has just come out - A Bag Full of Stones...

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04.06.2025

FDR Drive by James Comey | Crime Fiction Lover

James Comey's federal prosecutor Nora Carleton returns, facing a hate crime case amid growing violence and the threat of terrorism in New York City

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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

The Ghostwriter by Julie Clark | Crime Fiction Lover

Strange Houses by Uketsu | Crime Fiction Lover

Danish crime show The Sommerdahl Murders returns for season 3 | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Like a bat out of… suite 11? | Crime Fiction Lover

Whistle by Linwood Barclay | Crime Fiction Lover

Murder Takes a Vacation by Laura Lippman | Crime Fiction Lover

Aussi crime thriller Scrublands: Silver comes to BBC Two | Crime Fiction Lover

Icelandic crime author Jón Atli Jónasson reads from Broken | Crime Fiction Lover

The Bonnie Dead by Andrew Raymond | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: What WILL you be reading? | Crime Fiction Lover

Shatter Creek by Rod Reynolds | Crime Fiction Lover

Recommended: River returns to ITVX | Crime Fiction Lover

The Final Episode by Lori Roy | Crime Fiction Lover

The Stranger in Room Six by Jane Corry | Crime Fiction Lover

Win a signed copy of RAGDOLL by Daniel Cole | Crime Fiction Lover

Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz | Crime Fiction Lover

Meet the author: Maryann Webb | Crime Fiction Lover

Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: A house to die for | Crime Fiction Lover

Meet the author: Heidi Field | Crime Fiction Lover

First look: Animal Farm illustrated by Quentin Blake | Crime Fiction Lover

Summerhouse by Yiğit Karaahmet | Crime Fiction Lover

Serial killer thriller Ragdoll comes to BBC iPlayer | Crime Fiction Lover

Sayulita Sucker by Craig Terlson | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Idyllic places, dark secrets | Crime Fiction Lover

Dept. Q: Original novel Mercy prize draw | Crime Fiction Lover

A Bag Full of Stones by A Molotkov | Crime Fiction Lover

First look: Minky Woodcock – The Girl Called Cthulhu | Crime Fiction Lover

Red Tide by Irma Venter | Crime Fiction Lover

Interview: Linwood Barclay | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Time for dark glasses | Crime Fiction Lover

Pale Mountains: Murder in the Italian Alps | Crime Fiction Lover

Interview: Rosy Fenwicke | Crime Fiction Lover

Red Water by Jurica Pavičic | Crime Fiction Lover

Dept. Q finds a new home in Edinburgh – and on Netflix | Crime Fiction Lover

Interview: A Molotkov | Crime Fiction Lover

FDR Drive by James Comey | Crime Fiction Lover

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