Can Anybody Help Me? - Sinéad Crowley

23 February 2015

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

19 February 2015

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

16 February 2015

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

13 February 2015

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

11 February 2015

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

09 February 2015

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

06 February 2015

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

04 February 2015

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

02 February 2015

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

30 January 2015

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

28 January 2015

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

26 January 2015

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,…