Declan Hughes

Declan Hughes

Contributor

Declan Hughes, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a playwright, novelist and critic.

The best new crime fiction: Sunny places for shady people

The Island of Lost Girls, A Season in Exile, Birthday Girl, Crookedwood, The Family Remains

Crime fiction: A special treat for traditional mystery fans

New titles by Nicola Upson, Lisa Lutz, Mick Herron, Jo Spain and Christobel Kent

Killer stories: this month’s best crime writing

Declan Hughes on Laura Lippman, Catriona Ward, Catherine Kirwan, Sharon Dempsey and Joe Ide

Crime fiction: a mother’s vengeance, the forensics of Agatha Christie and more

New books by Alison Gaylin, WC Ryan, Janice Hallet, Stephen Spotswood and Carla Valentine

Crime fiction round-up: Stuart Neville’s new horror is unsettling but deeply rewarding

Plus thrills from Nicci French, Elly Griffiths, John Banville and Otto Penzler

Best new crime: Hanff Korelitz’s 7th novel is wicked, wise and very funny

Declan Hughes on new thrillers from Paula Hawkins, Catherine Ryan Howard, Val McDermid and Siobhán MacDonald

Crime fiction: Laura Lippman’s protagonist is a compelling, egotistical nightmare

Dream Girl is the thriller of the season; while Joseph Knox’s True Crime Story is ingenious

Crime fiction: Loose ends, gothic twists and a missing twin

Reviews: Blood Ties, A Man Named Doll, Vera Kelly is not a Mystery, Mirrorland, Every Vow You Break

Crime fiction round-up: An exploration of Nick before Gatsby

Plus new thrills from Stina Jackson, Femi Kayode, Eloísa Díaz and Walter Mosley

Jane Harper: ‘The thing I’m really interested isn’t the crime, it’s more the ripple effects’

Bestselling crime writer Jane Harper on Australia, good and evil, and how she plots

New crime fiction: Mystery of Jane Harper’s novel holds until final pages

Plus new thrills from Andrew Martin, Rachel Ryan, Will Dean and Patricia Highsmith

New crime fiction: Tana French returns with an Irish Western

Stylish debut from Stephen Spotswood, urbane wit from Elly Griffiths

Cracking reads from Richard Osman and Louise O’Neill

Crime round-up: slick thrills from Lottie Moggach and Louise Penny, Paul Waters’ debut

Best new crime fiction: Thomas Mullen’s Atlanta-set crime series is inspired

The finest historical fiction tells us as much about the era in which it is written as it does about the time in which it’s set

New crime fiction: revival of interest in traditional mysteries

From a comprehensive history of the genre to new work from today’s exponents of the craft