2014

The Return of the King

By DavidPrestidge

15 May, 2014

On the Radar — Don’t worry we haven’t crossed over into Tolkienesque fantasy. The King we’re refering to in the header is none other than Stephen King, whose book Mr Mercedes is the horror author’s first forray into hardboiled detective crime fiction. We can’t wait…

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Straight Jacket by Adrian Deans

By nagaisayonara

13 May, 2014

I’m an advocate of judging a book by its cover. When you’re walking through a bookstore, or even browsing on Amazon, a simple, intriguing cover, a good blurb and a couple of choice quotes can really make a book stand out. Straight Jacket by Adrian…

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The Scent of New Death by Mike Monson

By DavidPrestidge

12 May, 2014

Phil Gaines is not much of a man. He is scrawny. His skin is pale and hairless. He looks like an unemployed accountant. Despite his physical imperfections, he has one very important skillset. He is a very talented bank robber. Operating out of his nondescript…

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The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly

By DavidPrestidge

11 May, 2014

The village of Prosperous, Maine, is aptly named. Everyone is comfortably well-off. Folk in Prosperous look after one another, but they are remarkably tolerant, too – not always a defining characteristic of isolated Maine settlements. Just outside the village is an ancient church, dedicated to…

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Under the Channel by Gilles Pétel

By Andre

11 May, 2014

Translated by Emily Boyce and Jane Aitken — A dead body on a train is a mystery straight out of Agatha Christie and the Golden Age of crime fiction. When the murder was committed on the train’s journey through the Channel Tunnel, though, which country’s…

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Never set your book in the Faroe Islands

By crimefictionlover

10 May, 2014

Craig Robertson explains why writing a crime novel set in the Faroe Islands is so darned challenging… When we heard that Craig Robertson’s upcoming book The Last Refuge would be set in the Faroe Islands, at first we thought it was a brilliant idea. Robertson…

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Sugar Pop Moon by John Florio

By MyBookishWays

9 May, 2014

It’s 1930 and Jersey Leo, aka Snowball, is a mixed-race albino working at the Pour House, a speakeasy in Hell’s Kitchen during Prohibition. He’s described as ‘…a walking cup of coffee with a splash too much milk.’ It doesn’t matter that his boss, Jimmy McCullough,…

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OxCrimes 2: Martyn Waites

By crimefictionlover

9 May, 2014

Exclusive extracts from OxCrimes – On 15 May, Profile Books will be releasing OxCrimes, a special anthology that includes 27 short stories by some of the world’s best crime authors. To support the launch of the book, we’re working with Profile to bring you extracts…

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The Return of the King

Straight Jacket by Adrian Deans

The Scent of New Death by Mike Monson

The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly

Under the Channel by Gilles Pétel

Never set your book in the Faroe Islands

Sugar Pop Moon by John Florio

OxCrimes 2: Martyn Waites

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