Listen, I wasnβt planning to do any single-month βmost anticipatedβ lists this yearβ¦ but then I realized how many incredible new crime, mystery, and thriller books are publishing this March, and I changed my tune. In todayβs blog post, Iβve rounded up my personal picks for most-anticipated new crime books publishing in Marchβaka your one-stop shopping list if youβre in the market for a great new read this month! From serial killer thrillers to Nordic Noir, from books involving snakes (!!) to books involving comics, March has an incredible variety of new crime novels for us to devour. Mark your calendars, clear your to-read list, and get ready to do some book shopping. Without further ado, letβs dive into my picks for most-anticipated new crime books of March 2022!
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Crime Fiction Festival Preview: Iceland Noir 2021
I canβt even tell you how excited I am to be writing this blog post right now. After three long years since the last Iceland Noir in 2018, my favorite crime fiction festival is back!!! In less than two months, Iβll be heading to Reykjavik to attend my third Iceland Noir crime fiction festivalβand this year, Iβm going to be moderating some amazing panels as well as attending as a fan!! In this blog post, you can learn more about Iceland Noir, check out a preview of some of the authors who will be attending, and more!
Read MoreNordic Noir November: Spotlight on Danish Crime Fiction
Happy Sunday, readers, and welcome back to our weekly spotlight on Scandinavian crime fiction! If youβre new to CBTB, every Sunday this November, Iβll be spotlighting crime fiction from a particular Nordic country. Weβve already explored Norwegian crime fiction and Swedish crime fiction, and this weekend, itβs Denmarkβs turn! Denmark is home to two bestselling crime writers whose work helped introduce me to the Scandinavian crime fiction genre, writers who remain some of my favorites to this day,, and itβs also home to a number of up-and-coming crime writers whose novels are shaking up the genre, and delivering truly gripping and inventive stories. Today Iβll be walking you through my personal favorite Danish crime writers, and giving you tips for where to start with their work! Iβll add the same disclaimer here that Iβve had on my last couple Nordic Noir blog posts: this list is by no means an exhaustive rundown of all the Danish crime writers out there, simply a guide to my personal favorites, which I hope will help you embark on your own journey discovering their work!
Read MoreCrime Books to Get You Hooked on Nordic Noir
If thereβs one request Iβve been getting most frequently on Crime by the Book lately, itβs for Nordic Noir books for newcomers to the genre - and you can imagine how happy that makes me! Nordic Noir (aka Scandinavian crime fiction) is my all-time favorite crime fiction subgenre, and itβs a subgenre overflowing with talented writers for you to discover. But, like with anything, figuring out where to start can be tricky. To help solve that dilemma, Iβve put together a blog post designed to be your launching point into the world of Nordic Noir. Here youβll find recommendations suitable for readers who are totally new to the Scandinavian crime fiction subgenre: this list includes books by many of the biggest names in Scandinavian crime writing, books that will give you the perfect introduction to the genre and its most prominent characteristics. If youβve been hoping to dig into Scandinavian crime fiction but werenβt quite sure where to start, let this list be your guide!
Read MoreCBTBβs Favorite Crime Fiction Series
If thereβs one thing I love as a reader, itβs finding a crime fiction series that I canβt put down. Thereβs something so special about finding a fictional world that you never want to leave, and if youβre in the market for a crime fiction series to sink your teeth into while you stay home, youβve come to the right place. In this blog post, Iβm rounding up my personal favorite crime fiction seriesβthe series I personally come back to over and over again. As youβll see in this list, my personal tastes skew Nordic. Youβll find here a whole assortment of (if I may say so myself!) top-notch Scandinavian crime series to immerse yourself in this spring, and sprinkled in among these Nordic picks are a number of excellent serial killer thrillers and police procedurals from elsewhere in the world, too. These books have a lot of differencesβsome are fast-paced, some are slow-burns; some are gritty and violent, some are stylish and refinedβbut they are all staples of my crime fiction library, and books that I would highly recommend to any crime reader.
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