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English author Anthony Horowitz is writing some of the most innovative and inspiring crime fiction out there. Books like The Magpie Murders and The Word is Murder, in which a proxy of Anthony himself has a role to play, have left us dazzled with our jaws dragging on the floor. It seems there’s no clever

Dolly Parton is writing a book! On April 23, also known as World Book Day 2021, Dolly Parton posted the above photo to her Instagram, adding that she “dream[s] of writing [her] own novel one day. [wink emoji]” It is rare that a musician bridges the divide between literature and music as thoroughly as Dolly

Dr Catherine Turner of Bite Size Crime Stories. They say the best things come in small packages – and a new subscription-only publishing business is taking that literally! Bite Size Crime Stories is the brainchild of US-based Dr Catherine Turner and it has launched via Patreon. A former product development engineer whose career detour into

Bookseller Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off pre-order books with code PREORDER25. The deal is exclusively available online and ends Wednesday, August 11, 2021. The site includes a list of books available for pre-order, including Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead, Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney, and Feeding the Soul by Tabitha

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Brazilian Psycho completes Joe Thomas’s São Paulo quartet, bookending the first three mysteries in the series and unifying the piece. The story dives into the underbelly of the city that is the financial heart of Brazil’s economy. It’s a place where the business and political corridors are grimier than the darkest criminal corners of the

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Authors are often told to make the setting of their novel like another character, and certainly the books that nail the sounds, smells, look and feel of a place add to the realism of a story. This debut crime novel involving two quasi-amateur detectives takes place not somewhere I’ve been, but where I live. Every

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American author Karin Slaughter writes both standalone thrillers and series, and her new one, False Witness is a standalone that offers an engrossing read. “The past is never where you think you left it” reads the epigram from Katherine Anne Porter, and it’s perfect for this story. The book begins slowly, back in the summer

Want to be owner of a beloved bookstore, without having to start from somewhere fresh? You’re in luck, as Owl Pen Books in upstate New York has just hit the market and is looking for someone to carry on the store and her legacy. Located in Greenwich, New York, Owl Pen Books is part of

With The Devil’s Advocate, we’ve reached book six in Steve Cavanagh’s highly acclaimed series featuring New York-based con man-turned-attorney Eddie Flynn. And hold onto your hats folks, because this time Eddie has left the Big Apple behind! This is a guy who can rise above most situations, whether by guile, good luck or a combination

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Yes, it’s happy birthday to us. Our site launched 10 years ago on 3 August 2011, and what a ride it has been. We’ve reviewed over 2,400 crime novels and posted a total of 4,576 articles, including coverage of some of the greatest crime shows of the decade. The site has always been dedicated to

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It’s been almost 12 years since Occupied City, the second instalment in David Peace’s Tokyo trilogy, was published. For fans of this ambitious author it’s been a long wait, but in Tokyo Redux Peace delivers a humdinger which, according to the author, was in part delayed by the sheer volume of material about the case

Unlike the city of Chicago’s libraries, New York Public Libraries (NYPL) were ahead of the game last March in shutting down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among patrons and staff. But now, amid continuously rising numbers, NYPL employees are demanding to be heard about mounting safety concerns. A group of NYPL workers published an

Translated by Mike Mitchell — Basel is an icy city during the winter, situated in a corner of Switzerland just spitting distance from both France and Germany. It’s a different Switzerland to the ski slopes, Swiss watches and secretive banks; Basel is a snowbound city with a conservative populace, who view recent immigrants from the

As well as a brand new novel by well-known Scottish author Douglas Skelton, this week’s On the Radar column introduces four authors we’ve never covered before. Please welcome Chris Hauty, Camilla Bruce, Linda Mather and Austin Brooks to the site, and check out their new novels as well. But we’ll get things underway with a

Yen Press Hayashi’s frank, guileless demeanor quietly draws the attention of classmates and strangers as he counts all the stairs in school, photographs street signs, and dries sweet potatoes on the classroom balcony. In a world shaped by conformity, Hayashi is refreshingly and unapologetically true to himself. Conversely, Nikaidou has worked very hard to perfect

Ex-police detective Anita Sundström is back in the eighth of Torquil MacLeod’s Malmö Mysteries series. It’s been a year since Anita resigned from the Skåne County Police and her current job at the Malmö’s tourism office lacks the excitement she thrived on as a police investigator and a decent salary. When she is approached by Magda

A U.S. District Court ordered the forfeiture of a rare cuneiform tablet known as the Gilgamesh Dream Tablet. The tablet, which bears a portion of the Epic of Gilgamesh, originated in modern-day Iraq and was sold to Hobby Lobby Stores Inc for display at the Museum of the Bible. According to amended complaints, an antiquities

Sportsmen taking a knee have made headlines recently, so Kevin G Chapman’s latest Mike Stoneman story is a timely release. Let me explain why. Quarterback Jimmy Rydell has a starring role in Fatal Infraction. He’s a key member of the New York Jets American Football team and in the past ruffled a lot of feathers

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Mark Billingham (left) interviews Richard Osman. “It’s been a stressful two years since I became programming chair for the 2020 festival that never happened, apart from a few online panels, but now I am so happy that we are all back together like the big family that we are. It appears there is an appetite

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On the Radar returns after a one-week hiatus with a hot line-up of new crime novels for you to check out. We’ve got six in total this week, including the latest from top British author Steve Cavanagh, and top American author Megan Abbott. As well as courtroom drama care of Cavanagh, it looks like there

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