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Bay of Thieves by Megan DavisMegan Davis’s debut The Messenger in 2023 was a powerful blend of conspiracy thriller and psychological drama. Building on some themes in...
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Under southern skies: 13 fresh, exciting antipodean crime writers to tryToday we’re joined by Craig Sisterson, CWA Daggers judge and editor of Dark Deeds Down Under 2, a fascinating new anthology of Australian...
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On the Radar: The Fortnight KillerJust like the culprit in Stuart MacBride’s latest mystery, our new books column hits you like clockwork. You can more or less set your...
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Jack the Ripper returns in mystery thrillerThe new crime fiction series The Ripper Lives takes readers inside a high-stakes Victorian-era murder investigation, and today we’re...
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The Serpent Dance by Sofia SlaterThis intriguing contemporary whodunnit is a mystery, but it’s also like a trip back in time to an era when Cornish midsummer revelry...
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What Fire Brings by Rachel Howzell HallFrom the first pages of Rachel Howzell Hall’s new psychological thriller, What Fire Brings, Bailey Meadows puts herself in a situation fraught...
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Every Spy A Traitor by Alex GerlisAlex Gerlis is a veteran espionage author with three series already behind him, but with Every Spy a Traitor he launches a new series. This...
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A classic revisited: We Have Always Lived in the CastleWhen most people think of Shirley Jackson, they think of horror. The Haunting of Hill House is often cited as the archetypal 20th-century ghost...
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On the Radar: Wrong Hands, right good readsRight, 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,...
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French Windows by Antoine LaurainTranslated by Louise Rogers Lalaurie — The unconventional short novel French Windows by French author Antoine Laurain proves once again...
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Jana: Marked for Life – new Swedish crime drama on BBC FourChild assassins, human trafficking and buried memories are just a handful of the themes that come to the fore in Jana: Marked for Life, the new...
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The Death Watcher by Chris CarterThe world of crime fiction is a broad church, featuring everything from snooping grannies in sleepy rural hamlets to blood spattered serial...
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Discover crime stories on StoriaverseAs 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,...
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Holy City by Henry WiseLike 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...
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On the Radar: Five twisty thrillersSummer is nearly here and as temperatures rise the publishing industry begins to deliver page-turning thrillers for the holiday season. Our...
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June is National Crime Reading MonthWe crime fiction lovers know that every day offers a reading opportunity, but June is National Crime Reading Month (NCRM) in Britain – a...
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Cinnamon Girl by Daniel WeizmannThe 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...
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On the Radar: Time for a serial killer thrillerThere 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...
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The Translator by Harriet CrawleyIf you’re a US fan of espionage thrillers you’ll be excited that Harriet Crawley’s The Translator – lauded by UK media as one of the best...
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First look: The Night of Baba Yaga by Akira OtaniDo you ever feel like it’s time to try something new? Well, a first look at The Night of Baba Yaga, out in September and written by Akira...
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Missing White Woman by Kellye GarrettSome book titles are enigmatic, leaving you puzzling until a clue as to their meaning perhaps appears at an unexpected moment; others make no...
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On the Radar: Civil warIt’s been seven years since the last Penn Cage novel from Mississippi author Greg Iles and so our lead book this week is Southern Man – a...
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A classic revisited: The Silence of the LambsHas there ever been a more recognisable, more evil villain than Dr Hannibal Lecter? Not many of us will be able to shake the image of Anthony...
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Dark Deeds Down Under 2 edited by Craig SistersonIn rugby, Australia and New Zealand are sworn enemies. Off the pitch, they have more in common than they care to admit, whether it’s...
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On the Radar: The search for VenusAh, here we are in May 2024, looking back on 1944 with an elegant European crime novel from Ben Pastor as her excellent Martin Bora series...
