Can Anybody Help Me? - Sinéad Crowley
I didn’t manage to read Sinéad Crowley’s debut crime novel Can Anybody Help Me? when it came out, but I’m glad I finally did. It’s a good,…
The Intel: Maureen Jennings
That strained look, that grey pallor. I can see you’re probably looking for a little pick-me-up that will propel you towards the end of the…
The Intel: Karim Miské
Last week we reviewed Karim Miské‘s freewheeling novel Arab Jazz, which won France’s top crime fiction award in 2012, the Grand Prix de…
Arab Jazz - Karim Miské
Karim Miské‘s debut novel Arab Jazz won France’s top crime fiction award in 2012, the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. But since then,…
Guest Post: Karen Long
It was only last week that we reviewed Karen Long’s revolting serial killer novel, The Vault. How time flies—a lot has happened since then. The…
TV Crime Log: Dead, Saul & Bosch
I’m making a prediction. You’re going to watch some telly this week. Nailed-on. It wouldn’t surprise me if you’re at home right now, with…
Movie Crime Log: The Interview
So there was this film that was meant to come out, starring two guys who have been in some okay to middling stuff, but then some people took a…
The Vault - Karen Long
If it’s serial killer thrills you’re after, then Karen Long’s The Vault heaps the Old Skool Grand Guignol up around your ears. The blurb…
The Intel: Christopher Lowery
The great thing about crime fiction is that it takes you into the nooks and crannies of history, throwing up strange truths about places in the…
The Intel: William Giraldi
Earlier in the week we reviewed William Giraldi’s cold-blooded meditation on savagery and belief, Hold The Dark, and its mesmerising images…
Hold The Dark - William Giraldi
William Giraldi’s brutal and lyrical Hold The Dark is an expedition into darkness at the very edge of civilization. I wouldn’t pet the blurb,…
TV Crime Log: Fortitude, Wife
Sky has been trailing Fortitude like crazy, so let’s hope it delivers the goods. A 12-hour thriller set in the Arctic archipelago of Svarlbard,…