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"And These Days, Everyone Is a Detective”1 week

I mentioned previously on this page that Agatha Christie’s amateur detectives Tommy and Tuppence, introduced in 1922...

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Put Forward for the Petrona2 weeks

Twelve crime novels from Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden are longlisted candidates for the 2026 Petrona Award for the Best Scandinavian Crime Novel of the Year:

• One True Word, by Snæbjörn Arngrímsson,
translated by Larissa Kyzer (Pushkin Vertigo, Iceland)
• Murder Tide, by Stella Blómkvist,
translated by Quentin B...

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Clearing the Backlog2 weeks

• The Australian Crime Writers Association has announced its shortlists of nominees for four 2026 Ned Kelly Awards. Here are the contenders in its Best Crime Fiction category:

— Li...

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International Salutes to Crime2 weeks

I’ve been away from Rap Sheet headquarters for the last few days, so I was delayed in reporting two morsels of crime-fiction awards news.

First off, organizers of New Zealand’s annual Ngaio Marsh Awards have released th...

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