The Crime Fiction Lover news column with books by Jess Mey, Kevin G Chapman, Raúl Quintana Selleras, Mark Grenside, ...

Ian Fleming famously created James Bond in 1953 with Casino Royale, and the modern super spy appeared in 14 books before the author’s death in 1964. In the 60-plus years since there have been numerous ...

Espionage fans know we are in a golden era of spy novels, films and television shows right now, but it’s a genre that has never really gone out of fashion. Spies on Screen is my new book coming out on ...

Ian Rankin. John Rebus. Edinburgh. They are as synonymous in my mind as haggis, neeps and tatties. However, I must tear these connections from my synapses because authors should never be held to one ...

There have been a plethora of great spy shows in the 21 st century from Spooks to The Americans. Few, however, have been as successful as Slow Horses, an adaptation of Mick Herron’s ongoing Slough ...

Jean Thesquare is the pen name for the anonymous New York-based crime author behind The Sultryverse – a publishing company and a literary universe where they explore themes a lot of authors won’t ...

William Boyd is best known for his literary works like Any Human Heart, The New Confessions and The Romantic, in a career that has spanned over 40 years and earned wide acclaim. Amidst the higher brow ...

One of the things that makes running Crime Fiction Lover so rewarding is being able to introduce you to new authors whose ideas and ambition challenge the norms of the genre. So it’s a real pleasure ...

Plenty of crime novels poke affectionate fun at the genre, but few manage it so well as Graham and the Flitchcombe Murders. David Fairer’s first cosy crime novel is simultaneously an engaging village ...

Today on our YouTube channel, Video Evidence, you can watch English author Tim Sullivan reading the first chapter of his new DS George Cross novel, The Tailor. The novel comes out on 16 July 2026 and ...

Tim Sullivan’s neurodivergent detective, George Cross, returns for an eighth case in The Tailor on 16 July 2026. Once again, the Bristol-based detective sergeant will be working a murder. He’s solved ...