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A classic revisited: The Postman Always Rings Twice
This classic novel by James Cain is full of flawed people, violence, lurid sex, bad choices and doomed people. It’s one of the earliest examples of noir and a book that was both successful and notorious when it was published in 1934. Despite its age, The Postman Always Rings Twice still holds up and is[...]
Interview: Ian Ayris
This week marks the official release of the astounding debut novel Abide With Me by Ian Ayris. We reviewed it a little while ago, but to celebrate its release publisher Caffeine Nights has reduced the price of the book to just 77p on Kindle. So, I decided to catch up with London author Ian Ayris[...]
Interview: Paul D Brazill
A day or two ago Paul D Brazill’s latest collection of short stories, Snapshots, arrived. This will be no surprise to many followers of the short crime and flash fiction scene. The author’s gritty tales, scrawled in blood, puke and God knows what else, have been catching the imagination of those who enjoy the darkest[...]
Scottish crime fiction: writers to watch
There seems to be a rumbling in the north, a growing presence of criminal writing from Scotland. Following in the footsteps of two of the UK’s most successful writers – Ian Rankin and Val McDermid – Scottish crime authors are in vogue at the moment, with more and more books by Scots hitting the shelves.[...]
Interview: T Jefferson Parker
Hailing from Southern California, T Jefferson Parker has a string of crime novels to his name including Laguna Heat, which was made into a film. If you’ve not come across his work, Sandstone Press is about to introduce it into the UK with his novel The Jaguar. It’s part of his Charlie Hood series and[...]
Interview: Jason Webster
Having written several non-fiction travel books, Jason Webster has turned his hand to crime fiction and his first novel Or the Bull Kills You was longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger last year. It has since been picked up by Random House and came out at the beginning of the month. Webster[...]
When writers turn detective: five great reads
Here at CFL we like to explore crime fiction in all its forms. In recent months we’ve highlighted one or two crime stories that have taken a work of classic fiction and transformed it into a crime novel. We thought we’d take this concept one step further and delve into a world in which well-known writers[...]
Milo’s crime picks for February
Today we’re welcoming Miles to Crime Fiction Lover for his first monthly guest column. Miles runs the blog Milo’s Rambles which features an array of book reviews and articles. We’ve invited him across to share with us his favourite crime, mystery and thriller books from the month gone by. So without further ado let’s hand[...]
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Five great crime novels set in Asia
Okay, I’ve sat patiently through the hype about Scandinavian crime fiction, which shows no sign of abating, only to read recently that the next big thing in the genre is coming from Central Europe. I keep thinking people will eventually discover Asia as a fascinating place to set crime fiction, but it looks like I’ll[...]
Interview: Pearce Hansen
Now here’s a writer who’s been described as gonzo, and a wildman, by none other than the respected author Anthony Neil Smith. So when Pearce Hansen’s second novel, Stagger Bay, arrived a week or two ago, we decided to drop him a line and find out more about it. Hansen comes from the San Francisco[...]
Five of the best: Literary crime fiction
The whole literary versus genre argument just won’t go away will it? There are two ways to settle it. Either Ian Rankin and William Boyd go mano-a-mano in no-holds barred cage fight, or we all show a little grace and see if we can meet in the middle somewhere. With that in mind here are[...]
Those Who Kill… a preview
It’s Danish. That’s enough for quite a few crime fiction lovers out there. So when ITV3 airs Those Who Kill at 10pm tomorrow night (23 February) we reckon plenty of people who read our site will be tuning in. We’re fans of The Killing and Wallander and this programme has the same director, so we[...]
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