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Who wants cake?

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On the Radar — We’re not sure why there’s a lovely cupcake on the cover of our lead book this week, perhaps it’s a secret. It sure looks like a delectable read, though. But if something saltier is more to your taste then read on because…
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The Dutch are coming

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Okay, it won’t be quite as dramatic as the arrival of William of Orange and the Glorious Revolution in 1688, but Channel 4’s on demand service Walter Presents is launching three Dutch crime series in the coming months. If you’re looking to move on from the…
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Book Club

Watching Edie

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If you missed Camilla Way’s psychological thriller in the summer, you better grab a copy as soon as possible. This book is unputdownable, with a story centring on a character called Edie, once a wild child in her sixth form years, now she’s living on…
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The Silent Dead

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Tetsuya Honda will get you hooked on Japanese crime fiction. The Silent Dead centres on the case of a mutilated body found in a suburban fishpond. The death is being investigated by young homicide detective Lieutenant Reiko Himekawa. As in the UK and the US, the Tokyo…
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The Dead House

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Each of Harry Bingham’s Fiona Griffiths novels has received five stars here on Crime Fiction Lover, and we reckon they better start giving the Cardiff-based author some awards – and fast! This time our investigator, who has the unusual condition of Cottard’s disease – is…
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