2021 has been a bumper year for crime fiction, filling our bookshelves with fantastic pulse-racing reads across the genre, from psychological thrillers to cosy mysteries, police procedurals to ...

This April marks the 400 th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death. Shakespeare is universally loved and heralded as a master storyteller, telling some of the most poignant and moving tales that ...

If you’re looking to take a break from the dark, snowy and ominous Nordic noir novels that have been in fashion over the last few years, we’ve got the perfect solution for you – thrillers set in Spain ...

All of these are books by British authors, with British settings. For the purpose of this list, I have slightly – but only very slightly – expanded on Otto Penzler’s description of noir fiction: ‘Most ...

Is there really a distinction between crime fiction set south of the river and that set anywhere else in the city? The gang in Nick Barlay’s innovative Hooky Gear could as easily be operating out of ...

You can’t underestimate the power of Netflix. In the 17 years since it first came on the scene, the streaming giant – which is worth over £200bn – has become so much more than an entertainment hub. It ...

With cities steeped in history, picture-perfect islands and sweeping coasts it’s no wonder Italy is an alluring backdrop that has inspired writers across the world in every genre. But beneath the ...

2022 has been a thrilling year for crime fiction fans, packed with unmissable reads that just demand to be pressed into the hands of everyone you know. Who could be more qualified to pick the best ...

There’s nothing better than a gripping thriller that keeps you turning the pages while you tell yourself you’ll just read one more chapter, before you find yourself reading one more after that! That’s ...

2020 has certainly been a year we’ll never forget and between the highs and the lows we’ve been treated to a raft of brand new crime fiction that has captured our imaginations and given us ...

You’re stranded on a tropical island, and you can only have one crime novel to read. What would it be, and why? An old favourite? A hefty tome you could really sink your teeth into? Or something ...

You can often tell if a novel is worth reading from the pace of its first page: it’s how we separate the slow-burners from the addictive page-turners. With that in mind, we’ve rounded up the crime ...