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Police procedurals aplenty...

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On the radar – This week’s radar has more kick to it than a double espresso, with a triple hit of police procedural topped off with a shot of edge-of-the-seat suspense. We start on the mean streets of Copenhagen and a suspicious drowning, before heading…
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Police procedurals: five of the best

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It is not surprising that the police procedural is one of the most enduring forms of crime fiction. The process by which a crime is solved, and the relationships between members of the police, and those they have with family and friends, continue to fascinate….
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Policemen, pawns and poison

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On the Radar — This week sees JD Robb’s In Death and Jonathan Kellerman’s Alex Delaware series receive updates, but there’s plenty of new blood spilled as well. Up-and-coming Canadian author Peggy Blair is set to release her second book, and we also meet Ryan…
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Our top 10 crime reads for Halloween 2026

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Halloween and crime fiction are a devilishly good pairing. When the nights draw in, the leaves start to fall and the shadows seem just a little longer than usual, there’s something joyful about settling down with a good murder mystery, preferably somewhere warm and with…
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Meet the author: Bernadette Bernson

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It’s fascinating how some novels come into being. The Whitby Protocol by Bernadette Bernson is a case in point. Writing crime fiction in English for the first time, the German author arrived in Whitby for a sojourn and was so taken by the personality of…
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