Interview: George Pelecanos
Let’s get it out the way up front. George Pelecanos was one of the authors who inspired us to set up Crime Fiction Lover way back in 2011. We were huge fans! The Cut was one of our top five novels that year and we…
Collateral Death by J Kushley
Crime fiction is a genre built on familiar tropes: the suspicious death, the damaged investigator, the institution that prefers easy answers over difficult truths. What makes a mystery novel memorable is not whether it uses these conventions but what it does with them. In Collateral…
The Wrong Man by Chris McDonald
Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll. Ian Dury’s debut single with The Blockheads quickly became an anthem after its release in 1977, and was taken up as a rallying cry by up and coming musicians the world over, eager to experience said lifestyle. It’s…
First Look: Quant by Anthony Bidulka
Yesterday on X we brought you the exclusive cover reveal of Quant, the ninth novel in Canadian crime author Anthony Bidulka’s detective series and the first in nearly 15 years. Russell Quant is a lot of things. He doesn’t drink wine, he swills it. He…
The Lost Women by Tim Weaver
A tiny, continuously-shifting island off the coast of Cornwall has a huge part to play in Tim Weaver’s latest David Raker book, the 15th in the series to feature the former journalist turned seeker of the lost – published almost 16 years to the day…
Appointment in Paris by Jane Thynne
Jane Thynne is best known for her series of novels following Clara Vine, an Anglo-German actress working for British intelligence during World War II. She started a new series in 2024 with Midnight in Vienna, which followed cast-out spy Harry Fox and Stella Fry, fresh…
The Pie & Mash Detective Agency by JD Brinkworth
The Pie & Mash Detective Agency by JD Brinkworth is a comedic debut novel that leans into cosy crime conventions while skewering them with dry, contemporary British wit. Written by Jo Dinkin and Catherine Brinkworth under a shared pseudonym, it introduces an unlikely pair of…
The Broken Detective by Joel Nedecky
There is a sense of anticipation of the unknown that comes with debut novels. Unlike favourite established authors, you don’t know what to expect with a new author. Sometimes, there will be hints of a future satisfying read. Joel Nedecky was shortlisted for The Canadian…