Crime writing: new thrillers by Stephen King, Karin Fossum, Philip Kerr, Jarlath Gregory and Renee KnightDeclan Burke: ‘Misery’ loves company as Stephen King’s literary recluse meets makerSat Jun 06 2015 - 07:29
Belfast Noir, edited by Adrian McKinty and Stuart Neville: Not that dark up NorthA fascinating if uneven showcase of impressive Northern Ireland crime writers, says Declan BurkeSat May 23 2015 - 01:07
World Gone By by Dennis Lehane review: criminal classDeclan Burke admires the tragic complexities of a guilt-ridden American crime lord in this follow-up to ‘Live By Night’Fri May 15 2015 - 00:52
Crime: ‘A Song of Shadows’, ‘The Girl Who Wasn’t There’, ‘Killing Ways’, ‘Hold the Dark’ and ‘The Shut Eye’Review: New fiction by John Connolly, Ferdinand von Schirach, Alex Barclay, William Giraldi and Belinda BauerSat Apr 11 2015 - 01:00
Crime: plenty of spills and thrills in latest batch of noirish novelsDeclan Burke reviews the best new crime fiction, including Steve Cavanagh’s pacy debutSun Mar 15 2015 - 13:00
The Book Quiz: going under coverThis week the Book Quiz gets out its trench coat and magnifying glass for a close look at spies, detectives and crime fictionWed Feb 25 2015 - 16:00
Crime fiction: February’s new releasesThe Girl on the Train; Stumped; Behind God’s Back; Everything I Never Told YouSat Feb 14 2015 - 08:40
The Book Quiz: Crime watchTest your noir knowledge with Declan Burke's devious crime fiction quizWed Feb 11 2015 - 12:00
Will a more affecting psychological thriller appear this year?Declan Burke reviews the best new crime fiction including Colette McBeth’s The Life I Left BehindSat Jan 17 2015 - 17:05
Lock your doors and windows: it's the crime fiction Book QuizFrom Scandinavian noir to Stringer Bell, put your crime writing knowledge to the test in this week's Book QuizWed Dec 31 2014 - 12:00
The Book Quiz: murders, detectives and spies, oh my!Get your sleuth on and investigate our criminally tricky crime fiction quizWed Dec 10 2014 - 12:00
Crimewriters get under the skin and inside the mindDeclan Burke reviews John Grisham, Frances Fyfield, Keigo Higashino and Kati HiekkapeltoSat Dec 06 2014 - 12:06
Seeing is observing: Moriarty by Anthony HorowitzReview: The game’s fleet of foot in this entertaining Sherlock Homes pasticheSat Nov 15 2014 - 01:17
Crime: Murder most historic, from Roman Britain to 1870s ParisA round-up of the latest thrillers from Michael Connelly, Ruth Downie, Andrew Martin, Bob Van Laerhoven and Val McDermidSat Nov 08 2014 - 01:00
Poirot expertly resurrected, and taken to task: The Monogram MurdersSophie Hannah’s homage to Agatha Christie also serves as a critique of her workSat Nov 01 2014 - 01:16
Dennis Lehane leads the way into levels of underworld and mysteryGreat crime reads include new works by Kanae Minato, Colin Bateman and Lee Child as well as a reissued Josephine TeySat Oct 11 2014 - 01:12
Crime: dark deeds and black ops to bring Gerald Seymour in from the coldThe underrated writer’s elegiac 30th novel confirms that he is in the same league as John le CarréSat Sept 13 2014 - 01:00
The Secret Place: Murder bound up in Dublin class system and mystic teensReview: Tana French follows the advice to repeat a best-selling performance with few changes in her latest novelSat Sept 06 2014 - 01:00
Crime: A horrific truth beneath the surface of small-town AmericaNew thrillers from Megan Abbott, Andrea Maria Schenkel, Arne Dahl, John McFetridge and Jane CaseySat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
Death in paradise: Adrian McKinty and the strange case of the CocovoresThe crime writer has turned away from Northern Ireland for his new novel, about a murder in a German nudist religious cult in the South Pacific a century agoSat Jul 26 2014 - 01:00
Crime: ‘Prime Suspect’ author delivers her most complete offering yetLynda La Plante’s ‘Twisted’ delves into the damaged mind of a killer who is as much a victim of circumstance as those murderedMon Jul 21 2014 - 11:05
JK Rowling’s alter ego does the job and does it well: The SilkwormReview: the author’s second novel as “Robert Galbraith” is a homage to the golden age of the mystery novelSat Jul 12 2014 - 01:00
Stephen King’s compulsively readable new thriller: Mr MercedesOn the face of it this is a conventional thriller – but it stares dead-eyed into the heart of darknessSat Jun 28 2014 - 01:00
Crime: thrillers from Alafair Burke, Marc Dugain, Alan Furst, Karin Fossum and Adrian McKintySome fans prefer to see the genre’s traditions observed. Others welcome an author who can approach the conventions in a new waySat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Pacy potboiler with a quiet heart: The Truth About the Harry Quebert AffairJoël Dicker’s bestseller is thriller escapism writ large, irrepressibly exuberant storytelling that tramples realism underfoot as it rattles along at a thunderous paceSat Jun 21 2014 - 01:00
Harlan Coben’s cliffhanger chapters add chutzpahA round-up of the best new crime thrillers, including books by Sinéad Crowley, Jakob Arjouni, Erin Kelly and Mark BillinghamSat May 24 2014 - 01:00
Prowling the mean streets of Moscow in search of justiceHistorical, classical and biblical references litter the novel but ‘Tatiana’ is a contemporary tale that lifts the lid on the power struggles of modern MoscowSat Apr 26 2014 - 01:00
Prowling the mean streets of Moscow in search of justiceHistorical, classical and biblical references litter the novel but ‘Tatiana’ is a contemporary tale in which Renko’s investigation lifts the lid on the power struggles of modern MoscowWed Apr 23 2014 - 16:11
A note-perfect homage to ‘American Psycho’, and other murdersA round-up of the best new crime thrillersSat Mar 29 2014 - 01:00
Hello Haller – goodbye Harry?Michael Connelly’s Lincoln lawyer may be outpacing his long-running LAPD detectiveSat Feb 08 2014 - 01:00
Mapping murder from Bangkok to Berlin, Rome and DublinDeclan Burke’s roundup of new crime fiction, featuring Jo Nesbo, John Lawton, Sophie Loubiere, Conor Fitzgerald and Conor BradyThu Jan 02 2014 - 12:41
Engulfed by tragedyScott Turow’s moving, unsettling new crime thriller, ‘Identical’, is fascinated by what love can do to usSat Dec 21 2013 - 01:00
Crime: Rebus returns to Edinburgh, Reacher returns to WashingtonIan Rankin’s ‘Saints of the Shadow Bible’ and Lee Child’s ‘Never Go Back’ are two of this month’s new thrillersSat Nov 23 2013 - 01:00
Boyd brings back Bond as he takes off on solo run in AfricaCream of crime writing rounded upSat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
A return to Mississippi where past and present overlapGrisham’s 30th offering is a sequel to his debut, ‘A Time to Kill’Sat Oct 26 2013 - 01:00
Crime: Conjuring banal horrors from human frailty the Ruth Rendell wayThe latest, shocking Inspector Wexford mystery is joined by new crime thrillers from Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter author Tom Franklin, The Watchers author Jon Steele and former CIA officer Charles McCarrySat Aug 31 2013 - 01:00
Doggedly indefatigable Good confronts irrepressible Evil. Again.Old Testament imagery, suburban noir and a murdered monk all feature in the latest batch of crime novelsSat Aug 03 2013 - 01:00
The Cuckoo’s Calling, by Robert GalbraithRegardless of its author’s name, motives or reputation, JK Rowling’s work is easily one of the most assured and fascinating debut crime novels of the yearSat Jul 27 2013 - 01:00
Black gets blacker in Quirke’s latest Dublin noir adventureThe latest crime fictionSat Jun 08 2013 - 01:00
Vigilante vengeance on the great, the good and the grotesqueThe latest crime fictionSat May 11 2013 - 06:00
A Delicate Truth, by John le CarréThe 23rd novel of spy fiction’s master storyteller is full of simmering rageSat May 11 2013 - 06:00
Barclay banks on dark tales for young adultsCrime writer Alex Barclay has turned her hand to young adult fiction but insists compromise is not on the cardsMon Feb 11 2013 - 00:00
Taoiseach, Nazi, soldier, spy‘One of the first things I became aware of was the divisiveness of his legacy,” says author Stuart Neville of former taoiseach…Wed Jan 09 2013 - 00:00
Take me home, country noirDANIEL WOODRELL’S reading was one of the most anticipated events at the recent Dún Laoghaire Mountains to Sea festivalThu Oct 25 2012 - 01:00
