A Dark Page of Family History By David Swatling Crime fiction is as popular in France as anywhere else. Without much har…
International Thrills: Britta Bolt
Lonely Funerals in Amsterdam By David Swatling On holiday in the Canary Islands, German lawyer Britta Böhler sat on a ba…
International Thrills: Anne Holt
A Touch of Clairvoyance By David Swatling Among Norway’s most popular exports are thrillers written by Jo Nesbø. And yet…
International Thrills: Kati Hiekkapelto
Outsiders in a Nameless City By David Swatling “I don´t think about readers when I write,” says Kati Hiekkapelto. “I wri…
Fallout by Sara Paretsky
The Art of Imperative Engagement By David Swatling Reviewing Sara Paretsky’s 2007 memoir, Writing in an Age of Silence, …
International Thrills: Ragnar Jonasson
Isolation in Dark Iceland By David Swatling “Blood on the snow is interesting,” Ragnar Jónasson says with the hint of a …
International Thrills: James Oswald
Finding a Peculiar Obstinacy By David Swatling “I’ve never been good at planning,” admits Scottish author James Oswald.…
The Naked Nymph in the Dark Flickers by Ray Dyson
By David Swatling Hollywood 1931. A place where bulls interrogate frails, and dewdroppers hang around waiting for their …
Up Close: Jon Land by David Swatling
Taking a Series to New Heights By David Swatling Anyone who has attended ThrillerFest knows Jon Land, award-winning auth…