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Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials on Netflix

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There has never been a shortage of Agatha Christie adaptations from fan favourites like ITV’s Poirot serials with David Suchet to a more mixed set from the BBC since 2015; it feels like there is something for everyone, covering all corners of her extensive oeuvre….
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On the Radar: A body in Formby Woods?

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Welcome back! We’ve missed you. Our news column this week is full of fascinating crime and mystery novels with settings as varied as Tuscany, Nunavut and Merseyside. And it’s that latter location where we’ll start our journey. Enjoy… Better Off Dead by Sean Watkin We’re…
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The Peak by Sam Guthrie

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It’s been quite the decade for new spy fiction authors. David McCloskey has emerged as a real tour de force with four highly acclaimed novels, starting with Damascus Station while IS Berry, Charles Beaumont and Merle Nygate have also emerged as names to look out…
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The Persian by David McCloskey

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Fourth in former CIA analyst David McCloskey’s set of novels portraying modern espionage, The Persian focuses on operatives in the Middle East. At its core, this political thriller is about an Iranian program to assassinate Israeli intelligence agents, in Iran or on their home ground,…
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