Crime Time 2.3 (CT Publishing, £2.99 in UK)

Time was when this type of crime fiction magazine could only have come out of America, but the British brethren are catching up fast. Not for those who love the traditional English detective story set in a rural village of squinting windows, but rather for aficionados of the rougher, tougher type of hard-boiled crime writing. There are interviews with Steven Saylor, Reginald Hill and John Milne, new fiction by Jason Starr and Jerry Raine, news of events such as the annual mystery writers' jamboree, The Bouchercon, features on British noir, blaxploitation and crime films, and reviews of the latest books, movies, music and videos. Great reading for less than three pounds, and a must for those with any interest in the genre.