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After a vintage 2020 for the genre, follow-ups to earlier debut novels get 2021 off to a full-blooded start
Tana French’s Celtic fiction, vampirism in Paris, plus gruesome Nordic noir
Barry Forshaw picks his best crime reads
More great reads from Stuart Turton, Ian Rankin, Elly Griffiths and Lee Child, collaborating with brother Andrew Child
Rural America and Scandicrime are highlights from the latest batch of a thriving genre
Barry Forshaw selects his best mid-year reads
New territory for John Grisham, Jeffery Deaver and Stephen King — plus chilly Scandi-noir
Nail-biting tales by Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Camilla Lackberg, Don Winslow, Michael Connelly and more
Tales of race, migrants and cover-ups from Ausma Zehanat Khan, Eva Dolan and James Oswald
Danger lurks inside the home in new titles from Sophie Hannah, BA Paris and Lesley Kara
The genre booms, pitting sleuths against 1880s gangsters, sinister tech and a classic death on a night train
Barry Forshaw selects his must-read titles
The Dagger awards — plus cracking titles from Nicci French, Susan Hill and Michael Connelly
The latest novels from Tami Hoag, Jørn Lier Horst, Linwood Barclay, Attica Locke and more
Latest works from Val McDermid, Laura Lippman, David Baldacci and more
Our critic rounds up the biggest and best new detective novel titles
Barry Forshaw selects his mid-year reads
The novel thrills us with a series of breathless encounters
The Tartan noir novelist tackles the divisive issue of Scottish independence in this new book
Thomas Harris unveils a new cast of characters in a gripping tale of lost cartel gold
A grim case becomes ever more complicated — and dangerous
Forensic specialist David Hunter is led into a quagmire of malign human behaviour
Final entry in Nazi-era detective series makes for a bittersweet experience
The crime writer shows she is the heir to Patricia Highsmith in her anatomy of human motives
This crime story includes a quirkily conflicted protagonist and a narrative that keeps tension and incident satisfyingly to the fore
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