2014

Something more sinister

By DavidPrestidge

24 July, 2014

On the Radar — If you’re looking for dark tales of murder and mystery, you’ve come to the right place. This week, new additions to the crime fiction bookshelf include Graham Ison’s latest WWI-set Hardcastle novel, a futuristic tale by Dean Koontz, some new Scottish…

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A Morbid Habit by Annie Hauxwell

By DavidPrestidge

23 July, 2014

If you had to create a check-list for a spy fiction heroine, then Catherine Berlin would not tick many boxes. Let’s try: Young and glamorous? No, she shows all of her 57 years, and looks slightly the worse for wear. High profile job? Sorry. She’s…

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Artefacts of the Dead by Tony Black

By DeathBecomesHer

22 July, 2014

He is probably best known as the author of the acclaimed Gus Dury thrillers, set in the mean streets of Edinburgh, but Tony Black has turned his sights to a much less likely setting for Artefacts of the Dead. That setting is the sleepy seaside…

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16 wonderful things about Harrogate 2014

By crimefictionlover

21 July, 2014

Over the weekend – 17 to 20 July – crime authors from around Britain, and all over the world, made their annual pilgrimage to Harrogate for the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. One of them had a special mission. In addition to attending talks…

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A Man's Head by Georges Simenon

By Raven

20 July, 2014

Translated by David Coward — Having accrued an incomplete collection of dog-eared, yellowed and slightly foxed editions of Simenon’s Maigret novels by scavenging second hand bookshops, Penguin’s project to reprint all 75 of them was music to my ears. This set is being translated afresh…

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The Eagle Turns by James Green

By nagaisayonara

19 July, 2014

In my mind there are two types of spies: those who know everything and those who know nothing. Jean-François Mercier in Alan Furst’s The Spies of Warsaw is an example of the former, as is John le Carré’s George Smiley, while examples of the latter…

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Nine Years Gone by Chris Culver

By DeathBecomesHer

18 July, 2014

The New York Times bestselling author of the Ash Rashid series of detective mysteries has this time turned his attention to a standalone psychological thriller, set in St Louis. Nine years ago, crime novelist Steve Hale made a decision that was destined to haunt him…

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DCI Banks in Abattoir Blues, and more...

By DavidPrestidge

17 July, 2014

On the Radar — Yes, fans of Peter Robinson can rejoice as the 22nd Banks novel hits the presses, but that’s not all. We’ve got nine other new titles for you to contemplate this week including something set in 16th century Italy as well as…

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Something more sinister

A Morbid Habit by Annie Hauxwell

Artefacts of the Dead by Tony Black

16 wonderful things about Harrogate 2014

A Man's Head by Georges Simenon

The Eagle Turns by James Green

Nine Years Gone by Chris Culver

DCI Banks in Abattoir Blues, and more...

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