Why not round out January with some new crime novels. Authors Gregg Hurwitz, Marek Z Turner, AK Benedict, Francesco Paola and Charlotte Philby all feature

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01.02.2025

Interview: Ken Harris | Crime Fiction Lover

We talk to crime author Ken Harris about his Steve Rockfish private investigator series, and his latest novel, The Ballad of the Great Value Boys

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31.01.2025

The Wrong Daughter by Dandy Smith | Crime Fiction Lover

They thought Olivia was gone for good after her abduction, but 16 years later she returns to her family in Dandy Smith's new domestic noir novel.

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30.01.2025

Tommy the Bruce by James Yorkston | Crime Fiction Lover

Scottish singer songwriter James Yorkston is here with his debut crime novel and it's pure Brit Grit, set in the Scottish Highlands and noir-ish as coal

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29.01.2025

New season of Wisting comes to BBC Four and iPlayer | Crime Fiction Lover

Could this be the last series of Wisting? We bring you the lowdown as the show returns to BBC Four and iPlayer in February 2025 with a new case for William

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29.01.2025

Into Thin Air by Ørjan Karlsson | Crime Fiction Lover

Experienced detective Jakob Weber and new recruit Noora Yun Sande are baffled by the disappearances of three women on Norway's Lofoten archipelago

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25.01.2025

On the Radar: Ballads, rituals, ruins and glass houses | Crime Fiction Lover

Our weekly crime fiction news column brings you novels by William Boyle, Ken Harris, JK Flynn, Steve Wick and Rachel Donohue. Get ready to pick your next read

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24.01.2025

The Broken River by Chris Hammer | Crime Fiction Lover

Eco resorts, gold mines and local secrets lead to murder in the latest Buchanan and Lucic novel by Chris Hammer, one of Australia's finest

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23.01.2025

Queen of Diamonds by Beezy Marsh | Crime Fiction Lover

Beezy Marsh takes is into the child gangs of 1920s London, with compelling characters whose striving to make better lives for themselves overshadows the crimes

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21.01.2025

Nightingale and Co by Charlotte Printz | Crime Fiction Lover

Read our review of Nightingale & Co - the debut cosy crime novel by German author Charlotte Printz - set in West Berlin in 1961

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20.01.2025

Strange Pictures by Uketsu | Crime Fiction Lover

Aided by images, blog posts and other epistolary items, can you solve this dark mystery set out by Japanese author Uketsu? Strange Pictures reviewed

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17.01.2025

Interview: Dandy Smith | Crime Fiction Lover

We interview the Somerset-based author Dandy Smith about her third paperback domestic noir thriller, The Wrong Daughter, out now from Embla Books

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16.01.2025

The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan | Crime Fiction Lover

How did a Bristol bookseller get so many people to hate him, and who killed him? That's the mystery DS George Cross faces in Tim Sullivan's latest novel

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15.01.2025

First look: Runaway Horses by Fruttero and Lucentini | Crime Fiction Lover

Take a closer look at the cover of Runaway Horses by Fruttero and Lucentin, and the mystery story inside, published by Bitter Lemon Press

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15.01.2025

The Big Empty by Robert Crais | Crime Fiction Lover

Cole and Pike are back in Robert Crais's new thriller, which sees Elvis take on the case of a missing father which chimes with his personal life...

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14.01.2025

Edda Green by Peter Sarda | Crime Fiction Lover

Peter Sarda concludes his hardboiled Hamburg Noir trilogy with the tale of Edda – an undercover cop and an addict on a mission of vengeance in this pulp novel

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14.01.2025

The Seventh Floor by David McCloskey | Crime Fiction Lover

CIA agents Sam Joseph and Artemis Aphrodite Procter are back and what's vexing them other than torture and betrayal is a mole in the agency. New espionage

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11.01.2025

An Ethical Guide to Murder by Jenny Morris | Crime Fiction Lover

Thea's sudden power to see when someone is going to day leads her to intervene one day and soon she has a taste for killing in this unique debut by Jenny Morris

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10.01.2025

Buried Road by Katie Tallo | Crime Fiction Lover

Gus Monet investigates the disappearance of her partner Howard, assisted by her daughter Bly, in this mystery set on the shores of Lake Ontario

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08.01.2025

Double Takedown by Kevin G Chapman | Crime Fiction Lover

NYPD Detective Mike Stoneman thought he had the Ballet Murder solved, but when new evidence crops up he and Dickson go against the DA and reopen the case

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08.01.2025

Interview: Charlotte Printz | Crime Fiction Lover

We introduce readers to Charlotte Printz, the German cosy crime fiction author whose novel Nightingale & Co is set in Berlin in the year 1961

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07.01.2025

The Collaborators by Michael Idov | Crime Fiction Lover

After a plane is diverted to Minsk and an activist arrested, CIA agent Ari Falk starts to feel the heat in Michael Idov's contemporary espionage thriller

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04.01.2025

On the Radar: The first new crime novels of 2025 | Crime Fiction Lover

In our first news column of 2025, we bring you new titles by Tim Sullivan, Charlotte Printz, Tom Hindle, Jenny Morris and Kevin G Chapman

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02.01.2025

Big Breath In by John Straley | Crime Fiction Lover

John Straley returns with a mystery set in Washington in which a dying cancer patient takes on a baby trafficker and a NeoNazi biker gang...

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01.01.2025

The most wanted crime novels of 2025 | Crime Fiction Lover

We bring you nine new crime novels to look forward to in 2025, including the latest from Belinda Bauer, SA Cosby and Mick Herron...

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31.12.2024

Vicki Weisfeld: Top five books of 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover

Our US correspondent Vicki Wiesfeld reveals her top five crime novels of 2024...

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28.12.2024

DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover

Our long-time contributor Sandra Mangan – AKA DeathBecomesHer – has a stellar list of UK crime reads for you this year

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24.12.2024

Sonja van der Westhuizen: Top five crime novels of 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover

Our South African contributor Sonja van der Westhuizen brings you her five best crime reads of 202

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21.12.2024

Sharon Richardson: Top five books of 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover

Our contributor Sharon Richardson counts down her five best crime and mystery novels for 202

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21.12.2024

Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney | Crime Fiction Lover

This remarkable crime debut follows Ava, a girl with unusual interests, as she helps with the investigation into the death of a schoolmate

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21.12.2024

On the Radar: Give the gift of crime | Crime Fiction Lover

Our final news report of 2024 brings you crime novels by Sam Blake, Helena Echlin, Kristen Sundberg Lunstrum, Kerry Hadley-Pryce and Ørlan Karlsson

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19.12.2024

Erin Britton: Top five books of 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover

As 2024 comes to a close, our contributor Erin Britton is here with her top crime fiction reads

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19.12.2024

White City by Dominic Nolan | Crime Fiction Lover

In 1950s London, the robbery of a Post Office van packed with cash has long term implications for the families of those involved...

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17.12.2024

Paul Burke: Top five books of 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover

Our contributor Paul Burke looks back across the crime books he reviewed in 2024 and choses five of his personal favourites

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14.12.2024

The Ice Retreat by Ruth Kelly | Crime Fiction Lover

Ruth Kelly's new thriller takes us high in the Swiss Alps, where a reporter seeks the truth behind four disappeared people and a woman selling 'ice therapy'

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14.12.2024

On the Radar: New Chris Hammer and more | Crime Fiction Lover

Our new books report brings you the latest titles from Chris Hammer, Faith Martin, Jared Cade, Wes Browne and Jules MacLeod

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11.12.2024

How Not to Kill a Spy by John Fullerton | Crime Fiction Lover

John Fullerton brings us the second novel featuring detective Septimus Brass, who ends up investigating murdered and missing MI6 agents in London

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11.12.2024

Havoc by Christopher Bollen | Crime Fiction Lover

Has busybody Maggie met her match in eight-year-old Otto? How far will she go to rid herself of this troublesome kid in the Egyptian hotel where she's staying?

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07.12.2024

On the Radar: Ms Tree and suspense | Crime Fiction Lover

Our weekly news column brings you books by Max Allan Collins, Stephen Aryan, Thom Braun, David James Keaton and Myron Beard. Time for some Xmas reading!

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The Queen of Fives by Alex Hay | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Meet your Nemesis, and more | Crime Fiction Lover

Interview: Ken Harris | Crime Fiction Lover

The Wrong Daughter by Dandy Smith | Crime Fiction Lover

Tommy the Bruce by James Yorkston | Crime Fiction Lover

New season of Wisting comes to BBC Four and iPlayer | Crime Fiction Lover

Into Thin Air by Ørjan Karlsson | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Ballads, rituals, ruins and glass houses | Crime Fiction Lover

The Broken River by Chris Hammer | Crime Fiction Lover

Queen of Diamonds by Beezy Marsh | Crime Fiction Lover

Nightingale and Co by Charlotte Printz | Crime Fiction Lover

Strange Pictures by Uketsu | Crime Fiction Lover

Interview: Dandy Smith | Crime Fiction Lover

The Bookseller by Tim Sullivan | Crime Fiction Lover

First look: Runaway Horses by Fruttero and Lucentini | Crime Fiction Lover

The Big Empty by Robert Crais | Crime Fiction Lover

Edda Green by Peter Sarda | Crime Fiction Lover

The Seventh Floor by David McCloskey | Crime Fiction Lover

An Ethical Guide to Murder by Jenny Morris | Crime Fiction Lover

Buried Road by Katie Tallo | Crime Fiction Lover

Double Takedown by Kevin G Chapman | Crime Fiction Lover

Interview: Charlotte Printz | Crime Fiction Lover

The Collaborators by Michael Idov | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: The first new crime novels of 2025 | Crime Fiction Lover

Big Breath In by John Straley | Crime Fiction Lover

The most wanted crime novels of 2025 | Crime Fiction Lover

Vicki Weisfeld: Top five books of 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover

DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover

Sonja van der Westhuizen: Top five crime novels of 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover

Sharon Richardson: Top five books of 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover

Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Give the gift of crime | Crime Fiction Lover

Erin Britton: Top five books of 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover

White City by Dominic Nolan | Crime Fiction Lover

Paul Burke: Top five books of 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover

The Ice Retreat by Ruth Kelly | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: New Chris Hammer and more | Crime Fiction Lover

How Not to Kill a Spy by John Fullerton | Crime Fiction Lover

Havoc by Christopher Bollen | Crime Fiction Lover

On the Radar: Ms Tree and suspense | Crime Fiction Lover

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