Books by Dominic Nolan
“It feels epic to me…It has a great story, and you can get lost in Soho, down in all the jazz clubs, with celebrities popping up. There are all these different elements, but then it all comes together like a big conspiracy. You’re trying to figure it out: Who’s the good guy? Who’s the bad guy?…It’s not a police procedural, but there’s a detective at the heart of it. It moves through World War Two, and by the time it got to the end, I was just in awe.” Read more...
Louise Hare, Novelist
Interviews where books by Dominic Nolan were recommended
The Best 1930s Mysteries, recommended by Louise Hare
Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler were among the leading lights of a ‘golden age’ of detective fiction in the 1930s. It’s also a period that contemporary writers like to revisit as a setting for their own books. Louise Hare—author of the evocative historical crime novel Harlem After Midnight—recommends five of the best 1930s mysteries.
Best Mystery Books of 2021
2021 was fantastic for fans of the mystery genre, with lots of different types of books to choose from. There were also a wide variety of different evocative settings, including Tasmania, Ghana, a ski resort, a retirement village, and the Nevada desert. The year also saw new books in popular mystery series, including the second instalment of The Thursday Murder Club.
