From The Archives: Norwegian By Night - Derek B. Miller
A perusal of the cover and title of Norwegian By Night - you merely have to lift your eyes up a bit; that’s it, there - and you’d be forgiven…
Solo: The New Bond Cover Revealed
Random House has revealed the cover to the new Bond book. It looks, if I’m not mistaken, very much like this. I like that. Kind of minimal,…
TV & Movie Crime Log: Southcliffe, Only God Forgives
The Returned has finished, and the fervent online debate has begun: will the second season, due next year, eventually deliver answers to its…
Crime Thriller Book Log: Brookmyre, Fowler, Seymour & Robotham
I’m super busy today, so I’ll type fast, you read fast, and we’ll get this done and dusted in no time. Chris Brookmyre’s good, isn’t he?…
The Intel: Steve Worland
We like writers here. And we’re keen to learn from them. Steve Worland is the writer of the action thriller Velocity, and its sequel,…
The Panda Theory/Moon In A Dead Eye - Pascal Garnier
After the protein-heavy richness of The Gift Of Darkness it was time to nibble on something dry and brittle. Pascal Garnier’s thin novellas…
The Intel: V.M. Giambanco
As you know, I love writers and I love writing. Valentina Giambanco, whose fine debut novel The Gift Of Darkness was reviewed last week, kindly…
The Gift Of Darkness - V.M. Giambanco
V.M. Giambanco’s debut novel The Gift Of Darkness is an intense and rewarding crime read. And it’s also the slow-burniest of slow-burners. But…
TV Crime Log: Lake, Run
There’s a couple of new telly dramas coming up that you may want to keep an eye out for. Top Of The Lake is set amid the astonishing scenery of…
TV Crime Log: Luther
Rejoice, Luther fans! The tortured detective, described by his creator Neil Cross as ‘a big man with a big walk,’ returns to BBC1 tomorrow…
Crime Thriller Movie Log: Hummingbird, East, Stand-up
For the last few weeks your local cinema has no doubt been bloated with flatulent franchise product, but there are a few smaller-scale crime…
Thrill Seekers: Sherlock Holmes
Here are some more pointless facts—most of which you probably know anyway, being clever people—about another legendary crime thriller…