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Accidents happen... or do they?

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On the Radar — The ultimate goal of a crime fiction villain is usually to get away with it, and one of the best ways to do that is to make it look like an accident, right? And that dismissive phrase ‘accidents happen’ is the theme…
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What You See in the Dark

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Written by Manuel Munoz — What You See in the Dark contrasts two murders. One is the on-screen killing of Marion Crane, as played by Janet Leigh in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 film, Psycho. The other is that of Teresa Garza, a rather plain young lady…
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Untold Damage

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Written by Robert K Lewis — Waking up with the needle still in his arm is a new one for ex-cop Mark Mallen, and a new low. He’s spent the past four years of his life as a heroin junkie, a descent that began during undercover…
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The Tooth Tattoo

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Written by Peter Lovesey — An award-winning crime fiction veteran, Peter Lovesey is back with a new novel in his Peter Diamond series, set in the Georgian city of Bath. In The Tooth Tattoo, we meet Mel Farran, a freelance viola player who is on his…
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The Score

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Written by Howard Marks — Still recovering from the trauma of her last case – as told in Howard Marks’ crime fiction debut, Sympathy For The Devil – Welsh detective DS Catrin Price has been consigned to the ignominy of admin duty. She spends her days…
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Web of the City

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Written by Harlan Ellison — Hard Case Crime is back on the re-issue beat, this time with Ellison’s debut, written whilst he finished his Army training and first published in 1958. To add value, the publisher has given the book another great cover by Glen…
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Blood Money

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Written by Doug Richardson — This author’s background is in writing screenplays, and among the films he’s worked on are some big pictures including Die Hard 2, Bad Boys and, most recently, Hostage. To date, these pictures have grossed over $800 million worldwide. In 1997 Richardson’s debut novel Dark…
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