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Stone cold dead

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On the Radar — Maybe it’s because archaeologists thought that human sacrifice may have taken place at Stonehenge. Maybe what happened in Jamaica Inn continues to haunt us. Or maybe it was that classic Tom Baker Doctor Who episode, The Stones of Blood. Whatever the…
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Spare Room by Dreda Say Mitchell

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The London-based author Dreda Say Mitchell has written a whole selection of gangster novels with strong female leads, but with Spare Room she’s venturing into new territory, the psychological thriller. From the very beginning she’ll have you wrong footed and turning or swiping pages constantly,…
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Another cold and freezing night...

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On the Radar — Bernard Minier is one of several French writers who has taken the American noir novel format and given it a Gallic flavour that’s difficult to beat. In fact, he draws in themes, characters and storylines from around Europe, and he usually…
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Matt Scudder is back in new novella

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On the Radar — A new book from Lawrence Block is always big news, and this week we announce the arrival of A Time To Scatter Stones, which features Matt Scudder. In addition, we’ve got an Agatha Christie-style mystery, a psychological thriller, a legal thriller,…
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