Barrett's short stories have been "gathering acclaim for the past decade", and now he has written his first novel ... fiction writer who often writes about criminals", and crime fiction fans ...

these are the best 10 cosy crime novels to add to your bookshelf right now. But, what exactly is cosy crime? Well, this sub-genre of the crime fiction world is less focused on the dark and gritty ...

A century ago, Edogawa Ranpo invented the Japanese detective novel. This pioneer of ero-guro-nansensu, a delicious blend of ...

This year’s best crime fiction runs a global gamut in settings ... Joël Dicker brings back the two leads from an earlier book—the writer Marcus Goldman and the New Hampshire police detective ...

By Sarah Weinman Our columnist on the month’s best new releases ... This week’s crime fiction column includes SJ Bennett’s new novel, “The Windsor Knot,” in which the monarch ...

Our critic on Deanna Raybourn’s “Kills Well With Others” and three more new books. Credit ... who takes a second bow in GLORY DAZE (Pegasus Crime, 295 pp., $27.95). Glory is still recovering ...

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