The 1980s was the age of the Brat Pack. Before the phrase was even coined in 1985, many of the young actors later named Brat Pack members starred in unforgettable films. In preparation for the release of the 2024 documentary Brats, we’re looking at that explosion of Brat Pack movies and what made them so
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There are some high quality reads on the way and top of our pile this week is the latest from Chris Carter. He’s an author with a huge and dedicated following, and for good reason – the knowledge he built up as a criminal behaviour psychologist goes straight into his books, and you can tell.
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The second Pacific Coast Highway mystery sees the welcome return of proto-detective Adam Zantz. His job as driver on the taxi app Lyft got him into a heap of trouble in The Last Songbird, when he needed to prove his innocence of the murder of his favourite client. In Cinnamon Girl, the reluctant LA private
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We crime fiction lovers know that every day offers a reading opportunity, but June is National Crime Reading Month (NCRM) in Britain – a festival of reading hosted by the Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) in partnership with The Reading Agency for 2024. The aim is to encourage people to #PickUpAPageTurner. Karen Napier, CEO of The
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Summer is nearly here and as temperatures rise the publishing industry begins to deliver page-turning thrillers for the holiday season. Our news column seems to reflect this – each book this week is a thriller that aims to get you hooked. We start with The Wreckage of Us by English author Dan Malakin, plus we
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Like so many novels in the noir sub-genre, Holy City by Henry Wise reveals the links between its main character’s past and their present predicament, and how, no matter which choices they may make, their fate is almost predetermined. However, what sets it apart from the pack is its lyrical prose, grace and examination of
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As you might have noticed, we review books here on Crime Fiction Lover. A lot of books. Over 2,900, in fact. But that’s not all we do, and it’s always interesting when new things come along that push the boundaries. Lately, we’ve been delving into a new app for iOS and Android called Storiaverse and
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The world of crime fiction is a broad church, featuring everything from snooping grannies in sleepy rural hamlets to blood spattered serial killers, and everything in between. At the darkest end of that spectrum comes Chris Carter, whose Robert Hunter series is definitely not for the faint-hearted. Consequently, as a fan of a good old
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Translated by Louise Rogers Lalaurie — The unconventional short novel French Windows by French author Antoine Laurain proves once again that delving into another person’s psyche is tricky business. You know from the cover that the book is a murder mystery, but what is this murder? When and where does it occur? And when the
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Right, then. Are you ready for our latest weekly tour of the world of crime fiction? It starts and ends in Lancashire, with stops in Florence, the Canadian prairies, the Idaho woods plus a little vintage Hollywood glamour for good measure. It’s a week of ballroom dancing with the latest from Mark Billingham, there are
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Bianca Censori was back at it Saturday … showing off her incredible figure while wearing practically nothing, which should come as no surprise to anyone at this point. Yup, there was Bianca rocking a teenie weenie white swimsuit in Prato, Italy — and the photogs couldn’t get enough of her, snapping a slew of images
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Hinge has released its second annual LGBTQIA+ D.A.T.E. (Data, Advice, Trends, and Expertise) Report (Canva/Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Queer daters are embracing “slowmance”, with more people putting emphasis on emotional intimacy and building trust, Hinge’s new dating report has revealed. Dating app Hinge released its second annual LGBTQIA+ D.A.T.E. (data, advice, trends and expertise) report on
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