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31 October, 2014

Ever been reading a book where the main character creeps up the stairs, and reaches for a door handle, knowing the killer is in the next room? Ever thought, ‘No way I’d do that!’? Well a new story has cropped up recently where the reader…

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The Burning Room by Michael Connelly

By DeathBecomesHer

31 October, 2014

There’s many a crime novel which begins in a mortuary, as the coroner works on a body and uncovers a vital clue that ultimately solves the case. Never before, though, have I encountered an autopsy that is in response to a cold case. In truth,…

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Brighton gothic

By DavidPrestidge

30 October, 2014

On the Radar — In a collection of diverse short stories by Peter James we discover an even darker side to the Brighton author, and they include a tale featuring his famous detective Roy Grace. Inspector Montalbano is back as well, and so is Roberta…

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Mask of the Verdoy by Phil Lecomber

By DavidPrestidge

28 October, 2014

George Harley is a decorated veteran of World War I who worked for British intelligence post 1918. Now he is scratching out a living as a private investigator in 1930s London, steering a hazardous course between the criminal underworld and the Metropolitan Police, neither of…

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Sin Walks into the Desert by Matt Ingwalson

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27 October, 2014

Sin is a loner, a tattooed outcast in Tucson, Arizona. In his early 20s, he spends his days at home watching videos online and cleaning his gun, and his nights getting tattooed by Sindy, his one friend, who works at an all-night tattoo parlour. That…

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The Crime Thriller Awards 2014 - the winners

By crimefictionlover

25 October, 2014

Last night at London’s famous Grosvenor House on Park Lane, the great and the good of the crime fiction world were hosted by Specsavers, sponsor of the ITV Crime Thriller Awards. Celebrating crime television, film and books, the event saw three new inductees to the…

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From the Cradle by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards

By DeathBecomesHer

24 October, 2014

Family: it’s a six-letter word that covers a whole world of possibilities. If you’re lucky, it means happy get-togethers with relatives. Then again, it could conjure up mental images of Barbara Windsor in EastEnders. Love ’em or hate ’em, family is something you’re stuck with….

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A Penny for the Hangman by Tom Savage

By DeathBecomesHer

23 October, 2014

The Virgin Islands. Sound idyllic, don’t they? Especially as the nights begin to draw in here and the temperatures plummet. Richard Branson even owns one! But all is not so wonderful on the island of St Thomas where, in May 1958, a teenage boy and…

Crime Fiction Lover

October 2014

Free book: ChooseThePlot

The Burning Room by Michael Connelly

Brighton gothic

Mask of the Verdoy by Phil Lecomber

Sin Walks into the Desert by Matt Ingwalson

The Crime Thriller Awards 2014 - the winners

From the Cradle by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards

A Penny for the Hangman by Tom Savage

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