March 2023 is shaping up to be a big month for crime and thriller readers, with plenty of new books on offer. Dominating the March releases will undoubtedly be Harlan...
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Czechmate by David Brierley (Collins, 1984) In recent discussions with the doyen of classic British spy novels and thrillers, Mike Ripley, I discovered that David...
Read More2023 has started in spectacular fashion for Australian crime fiction with a string of impressive new releases, including a very strong debut novel by John Byrnes....
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Each year George Easter from Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine does a mammoth job in collating various best mystery, crime fiction and thriller lists from around the...
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Debuts are the lifeblood of crime fiction. Without new authors and new ideas, the genre would become stale and boring. Every year we see an influx of new authors, and...
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March 2022 represented the fortieth anniversary of my career as a paid crime fiction and thriller reviewer. My first review, of Ted Allbeury’s The Secret...
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