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Book reviews of crime fiction from around the world are provided along with recommended books and a few author interviews. Crime fiction from or about Australia, Norway, Sweden, China, USA, Mexico, Spain, Italy, France, England, Germany and more. Photo at the left by the lens author.

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  1. Crime Fiction
  2. Highlights from the books I've finished lately
  3. Crime Fiction Reviews
  4. Even more good books on Amazon I've recently read and reviewed at
  5. More good books on Amazon I've recently read and reviewed at
  6. Good books on Amazon I've recently read and reviewed
  7. Crime Fiction on eBay
  8. Good books I've read recently (2)
  9. Good books I've read recently
  10. Any favorite book review sites of yours? (Plexo)
  11. Crime Fiction on Amazon
  12. Scandanavian Crime Fiction
  13. Comments on Scandanavian Crime Fiction or Anything
  14. Other crime fiction and book-related lenses
  15. Crime fiction Poll 1
  16. Amazon Spotlight
  17. New Amazon Voting (Plexo) 1: Rank the crimes and misdemeanors
  18. Headlines from Nearly Nothing but Novels
  19. Please recommend books or music for us.
  20. My blog from crimespace
  21. Recommended books
  22. Netflix Movies
  23. Creative Commons License for Original Text and Images

Crime Fiction

Introduction

I review crime fiction and general fiction at Nearly nothing but novels: fiction and crime fiction book reviews, Gather.com (which also features my environmental articles and photos) and Blogcritics magazine (also a mix of book reviews and environmental articles). I also comment and blog at Crimespace.com, where I correspond with authors and readers.

I will share with you my favorite books, authors, resources and links, covering modern and classical crime fiction.

I look forward to your input on your own favorites!

Also recommended on my crime fiction group, "What's a Little Murder Amongst Friends?", I highly recommend Barbara's Blog Carnival, Carnival of the Criminal Minds, which is a great way to find the best crime fiction blogs and writing on the web and in bookstores.

Highlights from the books I've finished lately

One is not fiction (I'll let you guess)

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Crime Fiction Reviews

See these reviews for advice on what to read (or not)!
Magdalen Nabb and Thomas Perry
Two reviews of murder mysteries.

Even more good books on Amazon I've recently read and reviewed at

http://nearlynothingbutnovels.blogspot.com/

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More good books on Amazon I've recently read and reviewed at

http://nearlynothingbutnovels.blogspot.com/

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Good books on Amazon I've recently read and reviewed

See http://nearlynothingbutnovels.blogspot.com/

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Crime Fiction on eBay

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Good books I've read recently (2)

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Good books I've read recently

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Any favorite book review sites of yours? (Plexo)

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Category: Books: Mystery @ Blogcritics.org

Category listing for Books: Mystery at BC Magazine1 point

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Category: Books: Crime @ Blogcritics.org

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Category: Books: Literature and Fiction @ Blogcritics.org

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Crime Novelist Faye Kellerman

Besides being a mother of four, including Jesse Ke more...1 point

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MYSTERIES in PARADISE

Why MYSTERIES? Because that is the genre I read. Why more...1 point

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Download Audio Book : Crime & Thrillers Audios

High Quality Downloadable MP3 Audio Book about Cri more...1 point

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So You Love Crime Fiction?

Both Lee Child and Adrian McKinty have an honored more...1 point

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Ruthi Reads!

Reading, Writing, Reviewing, and more!1 point

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Murder is Everywhere

A crime fiction blog written by crime fiction auth more...0 points

Crime Fiction on Amazon

All read and recommended by me

Scandanavian Crime Fiction

What do you think?

I've been reading about the adventures of Kurt Wallander in Sweden for some time now, courtesy of author Henning Mankell (and often my brother). I find these, by and large, to be outstanding. He seems to be picking up a significant fan base in the US now. What are your thoughts?

How many are reading Karin Fossum of Norway? I've still only read "Don't Look Back", but that was truly excellent and quite chilling.

Any others you wish to add to the list?

Comments on Scandanavian Crime Fiction or Anything

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Other crime fiction and book-related lenses

I have started to collect other crime fiction and book lenses at the group "What's a Little Murder Among Friends?"

I'm just starting out, but please stop by the group to find your way to many great resources, or to add ones that you know about.

Crime fiction Poll 1

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Amazon Spotlight

Death of a Red Heroine (Soho Crime)

Death of a Red Heroine (Soho Crime)

by: Qiu Xiaolong

Amazon Price: $5.60 (as of 02/14/2012)Buy Now

This is an astonishing novel that manages to provide a suspenseful mystery story, the first real insight I had into the details of the Cultural Revolution in China, extensive background on life in a totalitarian state, and some poetry for good measure. A remarkably balanced book, possibly the best crime novel of the decade.

New Amazon Voting (Plexo) 1: Rank the crimes and misdemeanors

Inspector Chen novels by Qiu Xiaolong- I love them all!

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Red Mandarin Dress: An Inspector Chen Novel (Inspector Chen Cao) by Qiu Xiaolong

Red Mandarin Dress: An Inspector Chen Novel (Inspector Chen Cao) by Qiu Xiaolong

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Death of a Red Heroine (Soho Crime) by Qiu Xiaolong

Death of a Red Heroine (Soho Crime) by Qiu Xiaolong

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A Case of Two Cities: An Inspector Chen Novel (Inspector Chen Cao) by Qiu Xiaolong

A Case of Two Cities: An Inspector Chen Novel (Inspector Chen Cao) by Qiu Xiaolong

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When Red Is Black by Qiu Xiaolong

When Red Is Black by Qiu Xiaolong

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A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong

A Loyal Character Dancer by Qiu Xiaolong

Inspector Chen's mentor in the Shanghai Police Bur more...2 points

Headlines from Nearly Nothing but Novels

mostly, but not exclusively, crime fiction

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Please recommend books or music for us.

General comments on the lens also welcome!

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    Shadrosky Jul 11, 2011 @ 6:23 pm | delete
    Anything written by James Ellroy. He's truly a master of crime fiction
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    chemrat Jul 11, 2011 @ 7:12 pm | delete
    Good point, though I have to confess to being a bigger fan of early Ellroy than of his more recent epics (not that I object to their length). Thanks for the visit!
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    chemrat Apr 16, 2009 @ 10:57 am | in reply to John S. | delete
    Thanks for stopping by John, I appreciate the support!
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    John S. Apr 16, 2009 @ 10:22 am | delete
    Stopping in from your Gather article... you are a busy man. I should read more myself really.
    Thanks.
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    benlagat May 27, 2008 @ 9:26 am | delete
    Thanks .You have presented a cool lens here .I like the information you have shared with us. Crime is real in daily life and the fiction presentation of it is very exciting. You deserve credit for creating such a wonderful site on crime fiction. The need for a private investigator on crimes is growing .Visit this site to know why this growing need for a private investigator, the qualifications needed for one to become a private investigator and who needs a private investigator.
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Recommended books

I've read them all, some are reviewed on my blogs: see the reviews or ask!

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