Reviewed by Paul Burston If you enjoyed Jo Spain’s previous book The Confession (and I did), then you’ll certainly enjoy this new...

Peter Swanson’s effortlessly stylish modern noir novels have earned him many plaudits and great success. The Girl With A Clock for A...

Will Carver has a very dark mind. His latest novel is about a group of sad, lonely, damaged characters whose lives converge in ways that...

The Stranger Diaries is a stand-alone novel from Elly Griffiths, author of the award-winning and hugely popular Dr Ruth Galloway series....

How do you follow the success of a book like ‘He Said/She Said’? For Erin Kelly, the answer is - with a book about a sinister Victorian...

I promised you I had some exciting news. Finally, here it is! Press Release Orenda Books signs Paul Burston’s “disturbingly relevant...

In 2007, when I created Polari literary salon, there wasn’t all this talk of diversity in publishing we hear today. In 2011, when I...

Jenna is being held in prison for a crime she says she didn’t commit. Her stepdaughter is dead and her fiancé is missing. The police...

Kate Helm’s debut crime novel has a brilliantly original premise. Georgia Sage is a courtroom artist with a traumatic past and the...

Blacklands is one of the darkest crime novels I’ve ever read – and one of the best. It’s the story of a young boy obsessed with the...

I’ve spent the morning finding ways to avoid writing. I’ve tidied my desk, updated by accounts, replied to emails, shopped for groceries,...

Laura Lippman is one of America’s top crime writers. Her books regularly win awards and earn the acclaim of fellow writers. Her latest,...

A new novel from Paula Daly is always a cause for celebration. Fast-paced, with gripping plots driven by fully-rounded characters, they...

Sabine Durrant’s new novel could just as easily have been called ‘The Book of Dave’. But that title is already taken – by Will Self, no...

Speaking at a recent crime writing event at London’s Goldsboro Books, Araminta Hall took issue with the idea that protagonists in fiction...

I first discovered Ruth Dugdall’s books on the recommendation of a friend. The author’s previous employment as a social worker and...

I have a confession to make. Until now, I’d never read a book by Belinda Bauer. Strange, because her books are very much my bag (crime...

It’s difficult to decide what I love most about this book. The writing is exceptionally good – so much so, it’s hard to believe this is a...

Unreliable narrators are a staple ingredient of psychological thrillers. Writers are forever finding new ways of keeping readers guessing...

I approached ‘The Cliff House’ with high expectations and some trepidation. I’m a great admirer of Amanda Jennings. Her previous book,...