The Crime Fiction Lover news column with books by Jess Mey, Kevin G Chapman, Raúl Quintana Selleras, Mark Grenside, ...

Espionage fans know we are in a golden era of spy novels, films and television shows right now, but it’s a genre that has never really gone out of fashion. Spies on Screen is my new book coming out on ...

Set in near future Washington, DC, Miles Joyner’s new technothriller, Shifta, seems almost too plausible, despite its futuristic touches. This is his second book about the Bazaarverse, a site on the ...

The new psychological thriller Faculty of Liars by RL Heber takes a close-in view of the world of a small, but prestigious New England university from the point of view of its new president’s wife.

Ian Rankin. John Rebus. Edinburgh. They are as synonymous in my mind as haggis, neeps and tatties. However, I must tear these connections from my synapses because authors should never be held to one ...

In his novel The Killer is Dying back in 2011, James Sallis considered how a life of crime comes to an end, among other things. Essentially, it looked at a hitman who was not just losing his touch, ...

Sometimes, when one creative door is jammed shut, another one opens just down the hall. That’s what it was like for the Las Vegas-based actor Eduardo Robinson. When the actors’ strike hit Hollywood in ...

There is something distinctly unsettling about the idea of being trapped in your own house. It should be the place where you can retreat from the outside world, shut the door and feel safe. But what ...

For some reason, here at Crime Fiction Lover we’ve developed a special affinity for Canadian crime fiction, and so over the years we’ve got to know quite a few authors from all across Canada. Earlier ...

Celia Fremlin’s Uncle Paul is an engrossing, slow-burning psychological thriller that skilfully blends suspense, family dynamics and the infuriating complexities of human relationships. Originally ...

Crime is a broad genre and at Crime Fiction Lover we are on top of all the trends. Cosy mysteries and high concept thrillers are both really big with readers at the moment, but there is so much more ...

William Boyd is best known for his literary works like Any Human Heart, The New Confessions and The Romantic, in a career that has spanned over 40 years and earned wide acclaim. Amidst the higher brow ...