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Category: Crime fiction

Book review: Imposter Syndrome by Kathy Wang

Julia Lerner is a Russian spy, carefully selected and groomed to be an asset in Silicon Valley. But Julia is … More

satire, silicon valley, spy thriller, tech thriller, technology

Book review: While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams

Is there no end to the achievements of Stacey Abrams? The lawyer, campaigner and politician’s voter outreach programme is widely … More

action adventure, conspiracy thriller, legal thriller, political

Series love: Ruth Downie’s Gaius Petreius Ruso mysteries

Ruth Downie’s crime series set in Roman Britain is my current favourite comfort read. Gaius Petreius Ruso is a Roman … More

historical mystery, series

Book review: The Drowned City by KJ Maitland (Daniel Pursglove #1)

The Drowned City is the first in a new series, and under a new name, by historical mystery writer Karen … More

historical mystery, series, spy thriller

Book review: Slough House by Mick Herron (Slough House #7)

The latest Slough House novel is always a treat. This one — which is actually called Slough House — eviscerates … More

jackson lamb, mick herron, political, series, spy thriller

Fifteen great novels about mothers

Of course, mothers are everywhere, in life and in fiction. There aren’t many novels that don’t have a mother in … More

anne enright, anne tyler, coming of age, deborah levy, elizabeth strout, emma straub, family saga, francesca jakobi, helen fitzgerald, humour, jesse loncraine, kiley reid, min jin lee, mother's day, revenge thriller, stephanie wrobel, theatre

Book review: The Cut by Chris Brookmyre

Millie Spark has been released after serving a quarter of a century in prison for the murder of her boyfriend. … More

chris brookmyre, political, scottish crime fiction

Book review: The Conjure-Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher

The Conjure-Man Dies is believed to be the first detective novel by an African-American author, published in 1932. Rudolph Fisher … More

african american, golden age mystery, harlem renaissance, noir

Book review: Who Is Vera Kelly by Rosalie Knecht (Vera Kelly #1)

Vera Kelly is posing as a Canadian student in Buenos Aires in 1966, but she is actually working for the … More

argentina, coming of age, lgbt+, literary thriller, series, spy thriller

Book review: The Coffinmaker’s Garden by Stuart MacBride (Ash Henderson 3)

The Coffinmaker’s Garden is the third in the Ash Henderson series but also features the ‘Misfit Mob’, the team of … More

police procedural, revenge thriller, scottish crime fiction, series, stuart macbride

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