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On the Radar: To the dogs! Woof.

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Leading French thriller author Pierre Lemaitre is back and if you enjoyed his Camille Verhoeven series, you’re in for a treat as he brings an anti-heroine spin to his latest, which will delight anyone who loves a spotty dog or two. See below. We’ve also…
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You Can’t Hurt Me by Emma Cook

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This is Emma Cook’s first crime novel, but it arrives with the confidence of an accomplished author. And so it should, because although this standalone mystery is her first book of genre fiction, Cook is an experienced newspaper editor and author of several non-fiction works….
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Sleeping Dogs by Russ Thomas

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Sleeping Dogs is the fourth outing for DS Adam Tyler and life just keeps getting harder for the South Yorkshire detective sergeant. One way or another he’s been in trouble ever since he first appeared in Firewatching in 2020. Between his bosses and the criminals…
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Rogue by Paul Finch

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When Kiss Of Death was published in 2018, I doubt Paul Finch expected his readers to have to wait six years to see how he resolved the astounding cliff-hanger DS Heckenburg faced at the conclusion of that novel. But it seems not even best-selling authors…
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On the Radar: Tricksy crime treats

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Happy Halloween, and welcome to our final crime fiction news column for October. If you’re hankering for some slightly scary crime fiction in ghostly hour, see our Six criminally spooky cosy reads for Halloween. Meanwhile, in our news you’ll have a whale of a time…
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On the Radar: Feel no pain

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This week sees the arrival of an unusual crime fiction character – one who feels no pain. But are they indestructible? Find out in Emma Cook’s You Can’t Hurt Me. Our lead book is followed by two novels set in Scotland, a brutal one set…
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