Our columnist looks at a clutch of summer crime novels, including “I Didn’t ... in Blood” — set in 1940s New York City — a pulp magazine writer claims that a killer is copying crimes ...

There are "several masterpieces of misdirection", added The Guardian, while Good Housekeeping thought it a "twisty mystery" that's "truly original". "To the Dogs" is a "campus novel" that ...

this psychological thriller will stay with you long after you close the covers,” says Mystery Scene Magazine. First of the Darko Dawson books by Kwei Quartey. Random House, 2009. Detective ...

From Richard Osman to a cat who solves a murder, these are the best 10 cosy crime novels to add to your bookshelf right now. But, what exactly is cosy crime? Well, this sub-genre of the crime ...

Since the publication of Dashiell Hammett's Red Harvest on February 1, 1929, the best crime novels have not offered much in the way of escape or solid, mindless entertainment. Nowadays ...

From the cliffs of the Shetlands to the back streets of Glasgow, if you’re searching for some gritty and gripping Scottish crime books that embody the moody mystery of the country, here are a ...