With strikingly designed covers, new editions of five novels by Chester Himes have appeared the shelves. Featuring Coffin Ed and Gravedigger Jones, the reprinting of these hardboiled detective stories is good news – Himes was an American crime fiction genius who is still underappreciated. When it comes to hardboiled crime fiction, critics regard Chandler and
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“Bringing Death to Life” shines light onto a subject that is too often feared or avoided in our everyday conversations: death. But the authors of this book suggest that it might be wiser to recognize, understand, and accept death, rather than be frightened of it. When Patricia lost her parents, she experienced a journey of
Michael P. Dineen grew up in Huntington, Long Island, New York. He studied and taught karate for over 20 years. He was a trainer to professional athletes. After high school, Dineen pursued a life of crime for more than 20 years and survived to tell this story, his story. “Suburban Gangsters: A Compelling Tale Of
Stark House Press does a grand job bringing classic American pulp novels to a new audience and occasionally publishes contemporary tales that catch the spirit of those mid-20th century originals. Timothy J Lockhart’s A Certain Man’s Daughter, the title drawn from a poem, is in that vein. It’s pacy, lean and peppered with cynicism but
No, no, we’re not talking about independence. This isn’t a political column. It’s Scots author Val McDermid’s new graphic novel, Resistance, which leads off our new books roundup this week. Her compatriot Denise Mina has previously adapted Stieg Larsson’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to the format, and now McDermid has her own original
Calling all diverse women writers! LitUp—a writer’s fellowship from Reese’s Book Club—is accepting fee-free applications from unpublished, underrepresented women writers. Reese’s Book Club, along with We Need Diverse Books, have created this fellowship to aid diverse emerging writers so “more diverse stories are seen, heard, and read by all.” LitUp has partnered with Hello Sunshine
If you’re going away to college, don’t forget to pack this cookbook filled with delicious recipes for all the foods you love. “College Cooking 101: Fast Food Without a Kitchen” contains over 80 recipes for the grab-n-go meals that fuel today’s student. This book was born out of necessity when the author’s daughter did not
Translated by Alexandra Fleming — In 1959, the whole population of a mining village in Norrland, Sweden, disappeared. Only two people were left behind – the body of a woman stoned to death in the village square and a baby in the school classroom. No-one has been to Silvertjärn since and no explanation was ever
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Posted by BookPage on October 04, 2019 The movie version of the popular TV drama “Downton Abbey” is out in theaters. If you can’t get enough upstairs/downstairs drama, read on for books that can help. If you enjoy . . . the exploration of the effects of WWI on society then you should read . .
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Narrated by Shaun Taylor-Corbett — Crime fiction devotees wedded to gritty reality may have trouble with the premise of this book or be put off by its link to the horror genre. Don’t be. It starts with a crime, the kind of irresponsible daredevilry four young male buddies are prone to. Ricky, Lewis, Cass and Gabe
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Over the Storbaelt Bridge, connecting Zealand to the island of Funen, criminal profiler Louise Bergstein has a new case on her hands. Alice, a friend of her mother’s, has asked for her help. Five years ago, Alice’s son Markus was killed by a serial killer who murdered two other young men. The culprit was never
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Here’s a new crime show that will be of interest to anyone who enjoys their French crime fiction. Set in sunny Corsica, Time is a Killer will take you far away from the gritty streets of Paris, as seen in Spiral, and from the gloomy shores of Normandy that were so atmospheric in Witnesses. The
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From an ex-cop taking revenge on his wife’s killer in Tennessee to a teenage Jane Austen poking around a manor house mystery, our On the Radar column this week has everything a crime fiction lover needs. Our lead book is Jo Spain’s new thriller, which is a major release in the market, but we’ll also
In November, we posted an article about Alan Dean Foster fighting Disney for owed royalties from Alien and Star Wars tie-in books he wrote. Apparently, after Disney acquired the copyright licenses for these books, they continued to publish them–but not pay royalties. The SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America) brought the discussion public
Translated by Howard Curtis — Guido Guerrieri is a lawyer of middle years who practices in Bari, on Italy’s Adriatic coast. In this, Gianrico Carofiglio’s sixth legal thriller featuring Guerrieri, a case with uncomfortable links to the protagonist’s past finds its way to his door. A woman named Lorenza Delle Foglie asks him to handle
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The name Hansjörg Schneider may not mean much to you, but in the German-speaking world he is an important literary figure. Based in Basel, Switzerland, Schneider is a famous playwright and philosopher who, in 1993, began a series of crime novels about a Basel detective called Kommissär Peter Hunkeler. Books from the series have won
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Any ‘best of’ list of creepiest love songs worth its salt is sure to include Every Breath You Take, the stalkerfest made famous by The Police back in 1983, when it reached number one in six countries including the US and the UK. With lines like “I’ll be watching you” and “Oh, can’t you see,
Pen names, pseudonyms, a nom de plume: whatever you call it, they’re a staple of writing. Authors have been using them for thousands of years, with a range of motivations. Pseudonyms have been used to disguise the author’s identity to escape criticism or even prosecution when the works in question are critical of those in
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One of the attractions of Nordic noir is the allusion to beauty and innocence that the pristine snowscapes conjure just before the tragic human drama bites. The contrast plays on the mind as the extreme cold, sense of isolation and dislocation and the evil people do sully that clean, pure first impression. The unease this
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We like fresh blood here on Crime Fiction Lover. So let’s introduce you to a new author and her debut in our weekly new books column. Before the Ruins by Victoria Gosling is an important release for Serpent’s Tail, and at its heart is a group of youngsters who have secrets they’d rather forget. Lots
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