Jan Bow
@globalcrimefiction.bsky.social
Reader of crime fiction, spy and espionage stories from around the world. Location is the thing.
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup.
Havoc by Christopher Bollen; Strange Pictures by Uketsu; Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor; Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse; The Day of the Roaring by Nina Bhadreshwar. #crimefiction
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Havoc by Christopher Bollen; Strange Pictures by Uketsu; Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor; Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse; The Day of the Roaring by Nina Bhadreshwar. #crimefiction
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The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
Havoc by Christopher Bollen; Strange Pictures by Uketsu; Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor; Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse; The Day of the Roaring by Nina Bhadreshwar
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup.
Havoc by Christopher Bollen; Strange Pictures by Uketsu; Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor; Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse; The Day of the Roaring by Nina Bhadreshwar. #crimefiction
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Havoc by Christopher Bollen; Strange Pictures by Uketsu; Ghosts of Rome by Joseph O’Connor; Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse; The Day of the Roaring by Nina Bhadreshwar. #crimefiction
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...
Mystery writers reveal their go-to books for holiday gift-giving
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Mystery authors Pip Drysdale, Alex Segura and Jonathan Ames answer our burning questions, including their go-to book for holiday gift-giving this season
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Mystery authors Pip Drysdale, Alex Segura and Jonathan Ames answer our burning questions, including their go-to book for holiday gift-giving this season
Mystery writers reveal their go-to books for holiday gift-giving
Mystery authors Pip Drysdale, Alex Segura and Jonathan Ames answer our burning questions, including their go-to book for holiday gift-giving this season
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December 23, 2024 at 2:24 AM
Mystery writers reveal their go-to books for holiday gift-giving
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Mystery authors Pip Drysdale, Alex Segura and Jonathan Ames answer our burning questions, including their go-to book for holiday gift-giving this season
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Mystery authors Pip Drysdale, Alex Segura and Jonathan Ames answer our burning questions, including their go-to book for holiday gift-giving this season
Kate Summerscale: The historian and author on her new book about the 10 Rillington Place murders—and why it’s important to investigate the past.
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Kate Summerscale: True crime writers need to remember the victims were real
The historian and author on her new book about the 10 Rillington Place murders—and why it’s important to investigate the past
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December 4, 2024 at 11:38 PM
Kate Summerscale: The historian and author on her new book about the 10 Rillington Place murders—and why it’s important to investigate the past.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/views/brief-...
A good series for a book club.
I have just discovered the Georges Gorski books by Graeme Macrae Burnet. The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau, The Accident on the A35, and A Case of Matricide. As a lover of Georges Simenon, I think they are fabulous
#graememacraeburnet #crimefiction #crimewriters
I have just discovered the Georges Gorski books by Graeme Macrae Burnet. The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau, The Accident on the A35, and A Case of Matricide. As a lover of Georges Simenon, I think they are fabulous
#graememacraeburnet #crimefiction #crimewriters
December 2, 2024 at 9:11 PM
A good series for a book club.
I have just discovered the Georges Gorski books by Graeme Macrae Burnet. The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau, The Accident on the A35, and A Case of Matricide. As a lover of Georges Simenon, I think they are fabulous
#graememacraeburnet #crimefiction #crimewriters
I have just discovered the Georges Gorski books by Graeme Macrae Burnet. The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau, The Accident on the A35, and A Case of Matricide. As a lover of Georges Simenon, I think they are fabulous
#graememacraeburnet #crimefiction #crimewriters
For something a bit different, try A Child's Book of True Crime by Chloe Hooper.
December 2, 2024 at 9:07 PM
For something a bit different, try A Child's Book of True Crime by Chloe Hooper.
Newcastle’s Nikki Lee Taylor was recently awarded the top gong in her genre, snagging one of Australia’s most celebrated crime-writing prizes.
She secured the #SistersinCrime Scarlett Stiletto Award for her short-story Lilly Pilly Don’t Be Silly.
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She secured the #SistersinCrime Scarlett Stiletto Award for her short-story Lilly Pilly Don’t Be Silly.
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Newcastle author wins national crime-writing award
Newcastle’s Nikki Lee Taylor was recently awarded the top gong in her genre, snagging one of Australia’s most celebrated crime-writing prizes.
newcastleweekly.com.au
December 1, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Newcastle’s Nikki Lee Taylor was recently awarded the top gong in her genre, snagging one of Australia’s most celebrated crime-writing prizes.
She secured the #SistersinCrime Scarlett Stiletto Award for her short-story Lilly Pilly Don’t Be Silly.
newcastleweekly.com.au/newcastle-au...
She secured the #SistersinCrime Scarlett Stiletto Award for her short-story Lilly Pilly Don’t Be Silly.
newcastleweekly.com.au/newcastle-au...
"...psychological thrillers have continued to be hugely popular – and Hawkins’ fourth novel, The Blue Hour, is a masterclass in the genre." #PaulaHawkins @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
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‘Girl’ thrillers have been eclipsed by the antiheroines of sad-girl lit. But character-driven, nail-biting crime is here to stay
‘Girl’ thrillers may be gone … but true psychological thrillers, with their twists tied to deep characterisation, endure. New novels by Paula Hawkins, Jacqueline Bublitz and Inga Simpson pass the test...
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December 1, 2024 at 10:24 PM
"...psychological thrillers have continued to be hugely popular – and Hawkins’ fourth novel, The Blue Hour, is a masterclass in the genre." #PaulaHawkins @penguinbooksusa.bsky.social
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If you’re looking for a free way to support an author, did you know you can ask your library to stock a book you want to read that they don’t have yet? And usually it’s a very basic online form? Google your library name plus the words “request a title” or “suggest a title” to find yours.
November 30, 2024 at 9:44 PM
If you’re looking for a free way to support an author, did you know you can ask your library to stock a book you want to read that they don’t have yet? And usually it’s a very basic online form? Google your library name plus the words “request a title” or “suggest a title” to find yours.
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Tis the season to be jolly!
Day 1 of Book Advent featuring some of my standout reads of the year #BookAdvent #BookSky @radiomukhers.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Tis the season to be jolly!
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Now that #Noirvember is over celebrate the Yuletide season with the John Le Carre advent calendar
November 30, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Now that #Noirvember is over celebrate the Yuletide season with the John Le Carre advent calendar
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Dig it: #russelreads James Ellroy's, THE ENCHANTERS; a sick slide into the sin of the 60s with PI/Enforcer Freddie, hustling Hollywood as he looks into the suicide of Marylin Monroe. Sure Ellroy's take on history is far-fetched and mucho-melodramatic, but damn does it hook you and refuse to let go.
November 29, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Dig it: #russelreads James Ellroy's, THE ENCHANTERS; a sick slide into the sin of the 60s with PI/Enforcer Freddie, hustling Hollywood as he looks into the suicide of Marylin Monroe. Sure Ellroy's take on history is far-fetched and mucho-melodramatic, but damn does it hook you and refuse to let go.
Rupa Mahadevan wins the Joffe Books Prize 2024 for her 'fresh' psychological thriller
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Rupa Mahadevan wins the Joffe Books Prize 2024 for her 'fresh' psychological thriller
Rupa Mahadevan has won the Joffe Books Prize 2024 for The Goddess of Death, receiving a two-book publishing deal with Joffe Books.
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November 30, 2024 at 7:51 AM
Rupa Mahadevan wins the Joffe Books Prize 2024 for her 'fresh' psychological thriller
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Sisters in Crime is an amazing org focused on fostering women mystery writers and readers) but welcoming to all. Endless guess speakers, events, and more. If you're a mystery writer, an aspiring mystery writer, a mystery reader, I encourage you to join. @sincnational.bsky.social
We're halfway there! Let's have some fun and talk about writing fuel! What are your favorite writing treats? I am a coffee, chocolate, and more coffee fan.
Grab your favorite treat and join in on a write-in today! #SinCMarathon
Grab your favorite treat and join in on a write-in today! #SinCMarathon
November 15, 2024 at 3:53 PM
Sisters in Crime is an amazing org focused on fostering women mystery writers and readers) but welcoming to all. Endless guess speakers, events, and more. If you're a mystery writer, an aspiring mystery writer, a mystery reader, I encourage you to join. @sincnational.bsky.social
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#WriterWednesday library-love moment.
November 20, 2024 at 9:59 PM
#WriterWednesday library-love moment.
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Oh man! The Washington Post chooses HUNTED for its list of the 10 best thrillers of 2024!
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The 10 best thrillers of 2024
Suspenseful novels whisk readers to Tana French’s rural Ireland and 1970s Los Angeles alongside Easy Rawlins.
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November 21, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Oh man! The Washington Post chooses HUNTED for its list of the 10 best thrillers of 2024!
www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/1...
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Too many people haven’t touched a book since they graduated high school and it shows.
November 21, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Too many people haven’t touched a book since they graduated high school and it shows.
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Here are the six novels shortlisted for our Best Debut award in the 2024 Crime Fiction Lover Awards.
👀Have a gander, then cast your votes across our six award categories (if you haven't already!) 🏆
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👀Have a gander, then cast your votes across our six award categories (if you haven't already!) 🏆
crimefictionlover.com/2024/11/best...
Best debut crime novel of 2024 shortlist | Crime Fiction Lover
Here we present an overview of all the books nominated and shortlisted in the Best Debut category in the Crime Fiction Lover Awards 202
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November 21, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Here are the six novels shortlisted for our Best Debut award in the 2024 Crime Fiction Lover Awards.
👀Have a gander, then cast your votes across our six award categories (if you haven't already!) 🏆
crimefictionlover.com/2024/11/best...
👀Have a gander, then cast your votes across our six award categories (if you haven't already!) 🏆
crimefictionlover.com/2024/11/best...
Loved William Boyds new novel, Gabriel’s Moon. Not so much crime, more espionage.
Good books take you on a journey. Now reading The Lumumba Plot by Stuart A. Reid
#congo #Lumumba #soundtracktoacoupdetat
#WilliamBoyd #GabrielsMoon
@williamboydnovelist @penguinbooks
Good books take you on a journey. Now reading The Lumumba Plot by Stuart A. Reid
#congo #Lumumba #soundtracktoacoupdetat
#WilliamBoyd #GabrielsMoon
@williamboydnovelist @penguinbooks
November 16, 2024 at 11:07 PM
Loved William Boyds new novel, Gabriel’s Moon. Not so much crime, more espionage.
Good books take you on a journey. Now reading The Lumumba Plot by Stuart A. Reid
#congo #Lumumba #soundtracktoacoupdetat
#WilliamBoyd #GabrielsMoon
@williamboydnovelist @penguinbooks
Good books take you on a journey. Now reading The Lumumba Plot by Stuart A. Reid
#congo #Lumumba #soundtracktoacoupdetat
#WilliamBoyd #GabrielsMoon
@williamboydnovelist @penguinbooks
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Like your crime fixes short and not so sweet? This new compilation could be right up your blood-spattered street!
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The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024 | Crime Fiction Lover
Edited by SA Cosby and Steph Cha, The Best American Mystery and Suspense 2024 features more diverse voices in crime fiction across its 20 short stories
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November 16, 2024 at 8:12 PM
Like your crime fixes short and not so sweet? This new compilation could be right up your blood-spattered street!
crimefictionlover.com/2024/11/the-...
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‘“The real function of the murder in the quiet village,” Fredric Jameson observed, “is for order to be felt more strongly.”
Richard Osman takes Jameson’s rule to another level.’
@moonjets.bsky.social reads the Thursday Murder Club series:
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Richard Osman takes Jameson’s rule to another level.’
@moonjets.bsky.social reads the Thursday Murder Club series:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Thomas Jones · Short Cuts: Cosy Crime
Given what it sets out to do, it’s hard to fault The Thursday Murder Club. The sentences flow smoothly, the jokes bob...
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November 15, 2024 at 5:27 PM
‘“The real function of the murder in the quiet village,” Fredric Jameson observed, “is for order to be felt more strongly.”
Richard Osman takes Jameson’s rule to another level.’
@moonjets.bsky.social reads the Thursday Murder Club series:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Richard Osman takes Jameson’s rule to another level.’
@moonjets.bsky.social reads the Thursday Murder Club series:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
