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The Turnaround Blog » Crime Fiction
2M ago
Ready for a thrilling ride? This month’s crime and thriller fiction is the perfect escape into suspense, mystery, and edge-of-your-seat action! Whether you’re a fan of gripping whodunits, pulse-pounding detective stories, or psychological twists that keep you guessing, there’s no ..read more
The Turnaround Blog » Crime Fiction
10M ago
They say variety is the spice of life and there is nothing more spicy than these heart-stopping crime novels! We have it all here this April, from translated fiction to psychological to noir to Golden Age and more — there truly is something for every crime fanatic out there coming out this month! These are thrillers like you’ve never seen before, so try something new this spring and immerse yourself in these electrifyingly unique stories.
The Simple Art of Killing a Woman by Patrícia Melo
Translated by Sophie Lewis
The Indigo Press | 9781911648758 | PB | £12.99 | 18th April 2024
To escape an ..read more
The Turnaround Blog » Crime Fiction
1y ago
In a genre where the general majority of protagonists and authors are male, this month’s Crime Corner is all about waving the flag for female crime authors and their razor-sharp writing coming out this July. All of these titles are led by impactful and piercing female protagonists over a range of fascinating timelines and perspectives, from a DNA expert in modern day Nottingham to a lawyer in 1920s Bombay. This month truly has some of the most nail-biting crime thrillers that will have you gripped from the first chapter — in fact, you’ll be compelled to read them from this blog alone!
After Y ..read more
The Turnaround Blog » Crime Fiction
1y ago
As I open Viper’s Dream to the first page, I put on my headphones and play the first tune on the author’s playlist listed at the back of the book — ‘’Round Midnight’, played by Thelonious Monk — and, like a velvet curtain plunging down when released, a smoky and vibrant scene is unfurled to me. Midnight, Harlem, 1961. A jazz club where the sounds of a sax or bass slide and wave through the air, weaving amongst the dancers, drinkers, and smokers. And sat there contemplating what could be his last night on Earth, is Clyde ‘The Viper’ Morton, one of the most feared – or loved – gangsters of New ..read more
The Turnaround Blog » Crime Fiction
2y ago
So the last of the Christmas chocolate is dwindling, the New Years’ bubbly is long fizzed out and the emails have once again started to pile up… ahh January. But no need to fall into a pit of despair! We are already pumped for this January’s crime thriller releases for more intoxicating exhilarations and delights!
Leave behind the January blues and get ready for high-stakes thrills, spills and chills from some of the most electrifying titles out this month!
Detective Thriller ○ Fast-Paced
Final Term by Leigh Russell
No Exit Press, 9780857304292, p/b, £9.99, 26/01/2023
From internationally bes ..read more
The Turnaround Blog » Crime Fiction
2y ago
What better way to kick off October than to slip on a sweater, grab a steaming mug and settle in on the edge of your seat with a sensational and exhilarating crime thriller! This is the perfect place to find some of the best and most gripping titles coming this month. If you’re a thrill seeker or mystery lover, look no further than below to find your next favourite crime fiction…
Esc&Ctrl by Steve Hollyman
Influx Press, 9781910312698, p/b, £9.99, 06/10/2022
When you feel you can trust someone you’ve only known through a private online forum, can you really be sure they are who they say th ..read more
The Turnaround Blog » Crime Fiction
2y ago
Looking for suspense? Shocking twists? Devilishly well-crafted plots? With titles full of the cryptic, covert and clandestine, it really is no mystery where to find criminally good books this month — simply look below! From crime thrillers to true crime stories to cosy whodunnits, we’ve got all you crime connoisseurs out there covered…
Gone at Midnight: The Mysterious Death of Elisa Lam by Jake Anderson
(9780806540054, published 28/07/2022, Citadel, p/b, £14.99)
The true story behind one of the strangest mysteries that became a viral internet sensation. When Elisa Lam’s naked body is discover ..read more
The Turnaround Blog » Crime Fiction
2y ago
Twenty years ago, Guido fell in love with Lorenza, a beautiful older woman who ultimately discarded him. Now, in this latest instalment in the acclaimed Guido Guerrieri series, The Measure of Time, and our March Book of the Month, Lorenza has turned to Guido for help – that he is reluctant to give.
Lorenza’s son, Jacopo, is a small-time delinquent who has recently been convicted of the murder of a local drug dealer. Between the original trial and the appeal, the lawyer Lorenza hired to defend her son has died, so she arrives as Guerrieri’s office one Spring afternoon looking to engage his ser ..read more
The Turnaround Blog » Crime Fiction
2y ago
April is upon us, which means we’re already almost a quarter of the way through 2019!
Whether that brings you horror or joy it’s a great month for books all the same, with a slew of excellent literary fiction (including an anthology of working-class short stories and a psychogeographic rendering of Berlin), paperback editions of some of our 2018 favourites, and an ample dose of crime. Read on.
The Storyteller by Pierre Jarawan(World Editions, 9781642860115, p/b, £11.99)
Jarawan does for Lebanon what The Kite Runner did for Afghanistan.
Samir leaves the safety and comfort of his family’s ..read more
The Turnaround Blog » Crime Fiction
2y ago
Well, we’ve made it into the last few weeks of winter. Slowly but steadily the evenings are getting lighter, and soon it will start to warm up again. For now, though, there’s still plenty of frost and ice about – and that suits our February Book of the Month just fine, thank you very much.
The Girl Without Skin from ‘the master of Arctic crime’ Mads Peder Nordbo is – wait for it – chilling stuff. (Sorry). In Greenland’s capital Nuuk, American-Danish journalist Matthew Cave spends his working hours reporting on the Greenland Reconciliation Commission, and in sleep is haunted by nightmares of t ..read more