Declan Hughes

Declan Hughes

Contributor

Declan Hughes, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a playwright, novelist and critic.

3 Shades of Blue. Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans and the Lost Empire of Cool: an eloquent elegy

Author James Kaplan captures a remarkable time when some of the greatest art of the 20th century was being made

July’s best new crime fiction: Prom Mom by Laura Lippman; Someone You Trust by Rachel Ryan; A Lesson in Malice by Catherine Kirwan and more

Reviews: Prom Mom by Laura Lippman; Someone You Trust by Rachel Ryan; A Lesson in Malice by Catherine Kirwan; The Continental Affair by Christine Mangan; Standing in the Shadows by Peter Robinson

Crime fiction: Declan Hughes on May’s best new thrillers

Beware The Woman; Don’t Look Back; No One Saw A Thing; The Monk; and Italian Rules

Irish queens of crime fiction rightly take the laurels this month

Brief reviews of Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent and The Close by Jane Casey

Declan Hughes reviews January’s best new crime fiction

Featuring Needless Alley by Natalie Marlow; A Dangerous Business by Jane Smiley; Age of Vice of by Deepti Kapoor; The Mysterious Case of Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett; and The Second Stranger by Martin Griffin

The best crime fiction of 2022, chosen by Declan Hughes and Declan Burke

Irish writers kept the home fires burning steadily throughout the year with absorbing new titles

Rebus returns in Ian Rankin’s new mystery, plus the rest of October’s best crime fiction

Including The Book of the Most Precious Substance; Vera Kelly Lost and Found; Bleeding Heart Yard; and Black is the Night

This month’s best new crime fiction, including John Connolly’s 20th Charlie Parker novel

Declan Hughes on new works by Arlene Hunt; John Connolly; Catherine Ryan Howard; EV Kelly; and Ferdinand von Schirach

Glam: When Superstars Rocked the World 1970-74 by Mark Paytress

A distinctively English affair defined by a vivid portrait of the UK music scene in the early 1970s

The best new crime fiction: Sunny places for shady people

The Island of Lost Girls, A Season in Exile, Birthday Girl, Crookedwood, The Family Remains

Crime fiction: A special treat for traditional mystery fans

New titles by Nicola Upson, Lisa Lutz, Mick Herron, Jo Spain and Christobel Kent

Killer stories: this month’s best crime writing

Declan Hughes on Laura Lippman, Catriona Ward, Catherine Kirwan, Sharon Dempsey and Joe Ide

Crime fiction: a mother’s vengeance, the forensics of Agatha Christie and more

New books by Alison Gaylin, WC Ryan, Janice Hallet, Stephen Spotswood and Carla Valentine

Crime fiction round-up: Stuart Neville’s new horror is unsettling but deeply rewarding

Plus thrills from Nicci French, Elly Griffiths, John Banville and Otto Penzler

Best new crime: Hanff Korelitz’s 7th novel is wicked, wise and very funny

Declan Hughes on new thrillers from Paula Hawkins, Catherine Ryan Howard, Val McDermid and Siobhán MacDonald