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Unemployed Killers Support Group by Rio

By Paul Burke

8 May, 2026

Translated by Vanessa Liu — Rio is a Taiwanese writer and artist and this is the first in her very successful manga series, which has already won awards across Europe and Asia. Curiously, Rio says there is no support group culture in Taiwan, so the…

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John B Peoples by Michael Cowan

By Vicki Weisfeld

7 May, 2026

Lawyer Michael Cowan’s new crime novel, John B Peoples, is a fascinating trip through the ambiguous places where the ragged edges of law, ethics and justice meet up. For a book of fewer than 250 pages, it packs in a lot! John Peoples is a…

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Astronaut! by Oana Aristide

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

7 May, 2026

Astronaut! is a satirical police procedural and coming-of-age story set in the final months of Nicolae Ceaușescu’s dictatorship in 1989 Romania. At the centre of the story are Constantin, a weary police detective, and Lia, a rebellious schoolgirl. Both have to navigate their daily lives…

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Pork Pie Pandemonium by Steve Higgs

By Erin Britton

5 May, 2026

Growler. Grosvenor. Tourtière. However you frame it, the pork pie has become a symbol of classic British cuisine. That’s why retired Detective Superintendent Albert Smith chooses Melton Mowbray – Rural Capital of Food and Town of Pies – as the first stop on his culinary…

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The Dead Ringer by Dane Bahr

By RoughJustice

30 April, 2026

In 2024, Stag put Dane Bahr firmly on the radar of crime fiction lovers – a retro serial killer thriller that mixed violence and dread with a poignant relationship between the two older protagonists assigned to investigate the murders. It was Bahr’s second novel and…

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Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

28 April, 2026

Translated by Florian Duijsens — Criminal defence lawyer Björn Diemel is a character who finds maintaining a work-life balance slightly challenging in Murder Mindfully by German crime author Karsten Dusse. The fact that he represents Berlin’s most dangerous criminals, specifically the volatile mob boss Dragan…

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The Body that Floats by Jayne Chard

By Erin Britton

28 April, 2026

The Body that Floats by Jayne Chard is a humorous whodunnit that continues the (mis)adventures of sisters Julia Fortnam and Frankie Grant. Despite their personalities clashing almost as often as they cooperate, the recently reconnected siblings are shaping up to be a formidable pair of…

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Holy F*ck by Joseph Incardona

By RoughJustice

27 April, 2026

Translated by Sam Taylor — It’s an adage that sometimes a blessing can be a curse. That’s certainly the case for 19-year-old Stella Thibodeaux, who has been taken under the wing of an elderly fortune teller working in a Georgia carnival. Santa Muerte quickly recognised…

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Unemployed Killers Support Group by Rio

John B Peoples by Michael Cowan

Astronaut! by Oana Aristide

Pork Pie Pandemonium by Steve Higgs

The Dead Ringer by Dane Bahr

Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse

The Body that Floats by Jayne Chard

Holy F*ck by Joseph Incardona

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