Will Gore

The best crime books to buy for Christmas

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Want to treat an avid crime fiction reader to a book or two this Christmas? Or simply want to do a bit of literary self-gifting? From a beguiling South Korean mystery to a grizzly serial killer procedural, here are six new novels to consider.

Lemon by Kwon Yeo-sun

People Like Them by Samira Sedira

This pair of short books, both published in translation, are two of the finest crime novels of 2021.

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