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Unnatural History by Jonathan Kellerman

It feels like Kellerman crime novels come as regularly as the tides on Venice Beach. Psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD lieutenant Milo Sturgis have been investigating deaths in the LA suburbs since the award-winning When The Bough Breaks, and now here is Unnatural History, the…
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Far Out by Khaled Talib

There’s a grand tradition of Saturday afternoon action TV. The 1970s and 80s treated us to high-concept episodic crime capers in sun-kissed locations, all car chases and shout-outs, every mystery solved with a seemingly endless supply of ammunition and helicopters. The Fall Guy. Magnum PI….
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Conviction by Jack Jordan

A moral dilemma lies at the heart of Conviction. Jack Jordan’s previous book featured a surgeon choosing between saving her family or her patient. And similarly, in this latest novel, a defence lawyer must make a difficult personal choice – throw her latest court case…
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On the Radar: There will be killing

James R Benn is a master of mystery and historical crime writing so it’s fantastic to begin our column this week with a collection of his short stories that skip through time and crime all at once. We’ve also got Katherine Bradley’s much publicised Orwellian…
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On the Radar: Osman II - Twice as deadly?

The multi-talented TV host Richard Osman returns with a new novel to follow up his bestselling hit, The Thursday Murder Club. To be honest, we reckon The Man Who Died Twice could set records for sales in the crime fiction genre. That’s our lead book…
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