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On the Radar: Reacher reaches book 31

9 October, 2026

Jack Reacher is going strong with season four of the show starring Alan Ritchson arriving on Amazon Prime recently – plus a spinoff in Neagley. Now here on Crime Fiction Lover we bring you news of the latest novel in Lee Child’s epic series. We…

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Interview: Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung

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6 May, 2026

Canadian author Louise Penny (left) is at the top of the tree when it comes to crime fiction. Her novels featuring Quebec police detective Armand Gamache always rate highly when we review them and we can’t wait for the next… Mellissa Fung is an award-winning…

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On the Radar: Forgotten towns and lost souls

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1 May, 2026

Across the new crime novels we write about this week you’ll visit some pretty remote places – forgotten mining towns, backwoods places and the fringes of cities where tourists never venture. In one set-up, the people fear going venture outside. Even in their international political…

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Sharon Richardson: Top five books of 2025

By Sharon Richardson

29 December, 2025

It has been another wonderful year for readers of the crime fiction. The 2020s feel like a golden decade for the genre. Although I have enjoyed many books this year, these five books stood out for me. 5 – The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha Through…

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The Black Wolf by Louise Penny

By DeathBecomesHer

13 November, 2025

Two decades have passed since Armand Gamache joined the crime fiction legions. As the first novel, Still Life, celebrates its 20th anniversary he’s back in The Black Wolf. This is a book that shows author Louise Penny still has her finger firmly on the pulse…

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On the Radar: The Black Wolf cometh

By crimefictionlover

17 October, 2025

Welcome back to Crime Fiction Lover, where six intriguing new crime novels have been blipping on our radar… The Black Wolf by Louise Penny The follow up to Louise Penny’s The Grey Wolf arrives on 28 October – and The Black Wolf is book 20…

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Three Pines on Amazon Prime

By DeathBecomesHer

17 January, 2023

Fans of Canadian crime fiction author Louise Penny are already familiar with Inspector Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec. Now viewers can catch up with him and his team in an eight-episode series on Amazon Prime. Gamache has been described as the French Canadian…

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State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny

By Paul Burke

21 October, 2021

Not to be outdone by husband Bill, who has teamed up with James Patterson twice, Hillary Clinton has collaborated with Canadian crime author Louise Penny for a blockbuster political thriller. State of Terror is a zeitgeisty tale immersed in realpolitik with an all-too-plausible nightmare scenario…

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On the Radar: Reacher reaches book 31

Interview: Louise Penny and Mellissa Fung

On the Radar: Forgotten towns and lost souls

Sharon Richardson: Top five books of 2025

The Black Wolf by Louise Penny

On the Radar: The Black Wolf cometh

Three Pines on Amazon Prime

State of Terror by Hillary Rodham Clinton and Louise Penny

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