The Northern Irish author Stuart Neville probably doesn’t get credit he deserves, but crime fiction lovers know him as one of Britain’s leading authors in the genre. A couple of years back we enjoyed his domestic noir novel The House of Ashes, and he’s written standalone novels and series from political thrillers like Ratlines to
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The second season of the Belgian crime drama The Twelve is coming to the UK with a case entitled The Cinderella Murder. A young woman stands accused of killing her step-mother, but beside her in the dock is her father – and 12 jurors must determine their fates. The first two episodes will hit British
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There’s been a big, big buzz around our lead book this week – Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett – and both John Connolly and Abir Mukherjee are favourites here at Crime Fiction Lover. We’ve also got a fascinating mystery visit to Guatemala (first time, I think) with Andromeda Romano-Lax, and GT Karber is here with
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When the tropes of crime fiction become too much – the secrets, the deceit, the evasions, the jealousies – that’s when a no-holds-barred thriller like The Infiltrator by TR Hendricks makes a welcome cleanse. Its adventure-first approach scours your veins as you follow retired US Marine and wilderness survival expert Derek Harrington in his continuing
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Plane crashes make fertile ground for crime fiction authors. The drama! The unpredictability! One of my favourites is Dead Woman Walking by Sharon Bolton – although strictly speaking that was a hot air balloon, rather than an aircraft. It came out seven years ago and stays with me still. So The Alone Time had a
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Do you love spy fiction? Do you thrive on subtitles? How does a Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy vibe grab you? If we’re speaking your language then you’ll be thrilled to discover that the Romanian series Spy/Master starts on BBC Four in the UK at 9pm on Saturday 4 May, with a double bill. Check out
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A few weeks back one of our readers asked us on Xwitter who we would recommend for serial killer thrillers. Everyone piled in and the name that consistently came up was Chris Carter. Bloody though they may be, his books are on the money, and that could be because the author has studied criminal behaviour
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If you enjoyed the TV series Bones, inspired by the Tempe Brennan books by Kathy Reichs, then this week’s report should be of interest. The show’s creator, Hart Hanson, has turned his talents to crime fiction with a new novel, but it’s a far cry from forensics with a priest and a stuntwoman as an
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Paris Hilton está poniendo el foco en la cultura de los tabloides de principios de los años 2000, porque está produciendo una nueva docuserie que examina la forma en que las celebridades femeninas fueron tratadas en ese entonces… incluida ella misma. La productora de la heredera, 11:11 Media, ha adquirido los derechos del libro de
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Kamala Harris has responded to Donald Trump’s views on abortion punishment. (Getty) Kamala Harris has responded to Donald Trump’s views on allowing state punishments for violating abortion bans, calling his comments “outrageous”.  Former president Trump – who is currently rallying for a non-consecutive, second presidential term – said in a 30 April interview that he
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Silvester Belt is Lithuania’s first out LGBTQ+ entrant at Eurovision. (Eurovision/EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett) This year, singer-songwriter Silvester Belt is making history as the first LGBTQ+ artist to represent Lithuania at the Eurovision Song Contest. At 26-years-old, he’s had an impressive career so far: aged just 12, he became a finalist in Lithuania’s preselection for the
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Alex Wellkers’ Fly Away crosses any arbitrary boundaries you can imagine. The Swiss singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and guitarist extraordinaire demonstrate the full scope of his skills. I began listening to the album’s eleven tracks wholly unaware of his history or prior releases. However, a single pass through these tracks stoked an interest in me to explore his slender catalog, and I find myself still returning to these songs,
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