30 Best UK Crime Fiction Blogs and Websites in 2026

1. Crimespree Magazine

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Description On our site, you will find a stream of Book Reviews, Author Interviews, Giveaway alerts, Character breakdowns, and a whole lot more exciting stuff about Crime Fiction. Crimespree Magazine is the go-to magazine to read if you dig crime fiction and the people who create it.MORE Facebook 6.7KTwitter 9.2K Domain Authority 41 Get Email Contact Read Now Get Popular Blogs Contact listGet access to 250k active Blogs in 1500 niche categories.Get niche category blogs contact list at your fingertips so you can focus on running your campaign.Email us the category of blogs you want to reach out at anuj@feedspot.com Copy email. We'll share blogs list with verified email contacts in an Excel or CSV format.Email us

2. Crime Fiction Lover

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Description Crime Fiction Lover was set up by two journalists who love reading crime stories - everything from atmospheric noir to thriller mysteries and police procedurals. Follow our blog feed for die-hard crime and mystery fans covering hardboiled, pulp, psychological thrillers, Nordic noir, Golden Age, espionage, action, and more.MORE Email ****@crimefictionlover.com
Location United Kingdom
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3. Do You Write Under Your Own Name?

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Description Martin Edwards' Crime Writing Blog . I've published eighteen crime novels, most recently Gallows Court. I received the Poirot Award for my contribution to the crime genre, and have won the CWA Short Story Dagger and CWA Margery Allingham Prize.MORE Email ****@btconnect.com
Location United Kingdom
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4. SHOTS

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Description SHOTS is a web magazine and blog exploring the annals of the Crime Fiction scene in the UK. Discover reviews of crime and thriller books, interviews, and news about various authors and their books in the latest blog updates.MORE Location United Kingdom
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5. Crime Book Junkie

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Description In Crime Book Junkie, Noelle shares her thoughts and reviews on Crime fiction, psychological thrillers, action thrillers, horror, murder mysteries, and further Book-writing adventures. Author Noelle Holten is an award-winning blogger at www.crimebookjunkie.co.uk.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
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6. Crime Time

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Description Explore imaginative book reviews, features, and news about the best crime fiction in the UK and around the world. Crime Time is your leading source for all the updates on crime fiction in the UK.MORE Location United Kingdom
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7. Damppebbles

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Description Crime fiction blog featuring reviews, author guest posts and other fabulous booky things (with the odd psychological thriller and horror novel making an appearance!) Hello. My name is Emma and damppebbles is my baby. I'm in my early forties and live in South Oxfordshire with my husband and two young children.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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8. Raven Crime Reads

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Description Have a good wander across Raven Crime Reads for reviews and crime news. The blog author with nom de plume is Raven spends all their free time reading and reviewing books across a range of genres preferably crime for many major publishers and online sites.MORE Location United Kingdom
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9. The Invisible Event

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Description The Invisible Event is my attempt at compiling all that i have to say about Crime Fiction books and authors. Hi, I'm Jim Noy and I love to read classic crime fiction. I'll usually try most things from the Agatha Christie era and will commit to definitely reading something if it features an impossible crime.MORE Location London, England, United Kingdom
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10. JOFFE BOOKS Blog

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Description Read all updates, contest results, acquisition news, and other official announcements and other news from Joffe Book in this feed. Founded in 2014, Joffe Books is one UK's largest leading Crime Fiction publishers with a reputation for crafting great books for readers, long-term relationships with authors and agents, and fleet-footed marketing.MORE Email ****@joffebooks.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
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11. The Telegraph » Crime Fiction

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Description The Telegraph reviews, interviews, and covers the newest book, personalities, and writing news from the Crime Fiction genre on this page. Stay updated on UK's Crime Fiction scene with The Telegraph. Known as an award-winning, multimedia news brand, The Telegraph relentlessly reports on the events that have shaped the world, bearing witnesses to historyMORE Email ****@telegraph.co.uk
Location London, England, United Kingdom
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12. The Venetian Vase

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Description The Venetian Vase started as a supporting site for two books: 100 American Crime Writers and 100 British Crime Writers. The blog is edited and maintained primarily by Steven and Chris Routledge. Read Book reviews, Interviews, and funny little strolls down the Crime Fiction lane.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
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13. Promoting Crime Fiction

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Description From an early age I have been a lover of crime fiction. Discovering like minded people at my first crime conference at St Hilda's Oxford in 1997, I was delighted when asked to join a new group for the promotion of female crime writers. In 1998 I took over the running of the group, which I did for the next thirteen years.MORE Email ****@yahoo.com
Location United Kingdom
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14. Chapter In My Life

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Description Hi and welcome to Chapter In My Life - my blog about all things books! My name is Sharon. I am a Scottish Blogger with a particular interest and love of Scottish Crime Fiction. I read daily and on average devour 2/3 books per week (more if time permits). In particular I love Crime/thrillers/police procedurals and especially Scottish Crime FictionMORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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15. The Turnaround Blog » Crime Fiction

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Description Turnaround has been distributing books in the UK and overseas since 1984, and as you can imagine, everyone who works here is a veritable book-nut. The Turnaround Blog is our place to share all this with you. Whether you're a bookseller, reviewer or a general book lover, stick around for regular book content on both brand-new releases and hidden gems. Keep up to date with the latest in crime genre, authors, popular books and more!MORE Location London, England, United Kingdom
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16. A Crime Readers Blog

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Description This blog started as a challenge to read as many books as I could by authors who were appearing at the Harrogate Crime Writers Festival. Once that was over I realised that I enjoyed writing this blog nearly as much as the actual reading, so have kept it going.MORE Email ****@yahoo.co.uk
Location United Kingdom
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17. The Girl With All The Crime Books » UK

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Description Read probing, critical reviews of the UK's latest Crime Fiction thrillers on the shelf brought to you by TGWATCB. The Girl With All The Crime Books is an independent little space in the online crime fiction world for other fans who want to share their thoughts about books, authors, and festivals celebrating the genre.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
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18. Cath Staincliffe Blog

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Description Cath is also a scriptwriter, creator of ITV's hit police drama, Blue Murder, starring Caroline Quentin, which has sold worldwide in places as diverse as Fiji, Iceland and Yemen. Cath is writing a series of stand-alone novels where ordinary families find themselves caught up in extraordinary events. Cath is a founder member of Murder Squad, a virtual collective of northern crime writers.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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19. Buried Under Books » Crime Fiction

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Description Browse and enjoy sound, crispy Book reviews under the Crime category. Buried Under Books is written by Emma Hamilton. She is a stay-at-home mum, book reviewer, and former English teacher whose bookshelves threaten to collapse under the weight of her ever-growing TBR pile.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location United Kingdom
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20. CHRISTINE POULSON

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Description The Reading Life blog depicts thoughts and opinions from Crime writer Christine Poulson on reading, writing, and all things literary. Christine writes, reviews, and recommends some splendid reads through her reading list and also shares updates about her personal writing projects.MORE Email ****@christinepoulson.co.uk
Location North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
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21. The Reading Project » Crime

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Description Catch new Crime Fiction book reviews, reading recommendations, and personal opinions from Jo Casebourne. The Reading Project is a book blog and personal site by writer Jo Casebourne. She likes to share about the books she likes and reads, her work, and other aspects of her life.MORE Domain Authority 9 Get Email Contact Read Now

22. Cross Examining Crime

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Description On this blog, Crossing Examining Crime, I plan to mainly review crime fiction. I also enjoy reading translated crime fiction. I will primarily be reviewing books, but occasionally I will comment on films, TV series and theatre productions. I also write articles for CADs (Crime and Detective Stories) magazine and Mystery Scene Magazine.MORE Email ****@aol.com
Location England, United Kingdom
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23. Steph Broadribb

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Description Crime Thriller Girl leads a double life: I'm a thriller writer, writing as Steph Broadribb and Stephanie Marland and an avid reader of all things crime thriller. My blog is about books and being a writer, and I love to connect with people who share a passion for crime thrillers too.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location London, England, United Kingdom
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24. The Crime Writers' Association

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Description The CWA promotes, supports, and celebrates crime writing, and writers of all crime fiction and non-fiction from across the globe. Find out more about how we are engaged in supporting and uplifting the Crime Fiction writing and publishing community through the articles our blog.MORE Email ****@thecwa.co.uk
Location United Kingdom
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25. Euro Crime

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Description Euro Crime reviews the latest books and its other features include a comprehensive bibliography section, a summary of upcoming titles, author websites, details of events, links to newspaper reviews, crime fiction award results and an occasional competition.MORE Email ****@eurocrime.co.uk
Location United Kingdom
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26. Crime Worm

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Description Crime Worm is author and blogger Linda Boa's outlet for news and book reviews. She particularly likes to support Scottish crime writers, small imprints, and new authors, although she enjoys high-profile books too. She also writes about Irish crime fiction and feels there are many great Irish writers working at the moment.MORE Email ****@gmail.com
Location Scotland, United Kingdom
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27. Crime Review

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Description Find well-written, thoughtful, and honest reviews from a team of reviewers who love the genre passionately and who have been given free rein to review honestly and constructively. Crime Review is an independent review site that deals with crime fiction, thrillers, historicals, and selected urban fantasy, science fiction, and horror.MORE Email ****@crimereview.co.uk
Location Bristol, England, United Kingdom
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28. COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY

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Description COL'S CRIMINAL LIBRARY by user blogger Cols2910 documents in an assorted manner, a row of literary critiques of the newest Crime Fiction releases offering deep, probing commentary on many titles and authors. Read the newest blog to learn more.MORE Domain Authority 25 Get Email Contact Read Now

29. Chris Longmuir, Crime Writer

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Description Chris Longmuir is a published Crime Writer who has written short stories and historical articles which have been published in the UK and the US. She writes about her upcoming novels, progress, thoughts on the developing Crime Fiction scene, and her hobby of building computers in her spare time.MORE Domain Authority 22 Get Email Contact Read Now

30. The Crime Writers' Association

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Description For all lovers of crime fiction and non-fiction. Books, events, and news from authors of the Crime Writers' Association. The Crime Readers' Association offers a unique perspective on the largest community of crime writers in the world: the Crime Writers' Association.MORE Email ****@thecra.co.uk
Location United Kingdom
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