What is a crime book, anyway?

Rob Hart, author of The Warehouse, wrote up this piece for Book Riot, recommending crime reads that defy all genre labels. I’ve always defined my writer identity as “genre-flexible”, and I love what Rob has to say about genre: “It all makes me wonder if genre labels are a little punitive. As if they’re another opportunity […]

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Shining Girls and other books that guarantee sleepless nights, according to Book Riot

Book Riot put together this list of books that’ll appeal to horror fans and fans of crime fiction alike. I’m thrilled that they included The Shining Girls, alongside Mother, Mother by Koren Zailckas, Marisha Pessl’s Night Film, and My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. Katie McLain writes: I’ve got four words for you: time-traveling serial killer. Harper […]

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Book Riot loves Detective Gabbi Versado from Broken Monsters

Thank you to the awesome team over at Book Riot (one of my favourite places on the internet) for including Broken Monsters in this super cool list of books with female crime fighters. Kiran Johnson writes: Lauren Beukes has perfected the supernatural crime thriller (if I do say so myself). She’s written a novel that’s intriguing, with […]

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