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Cut Me In by Ed McBain

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Originally written in 1954 and released under the pseudonym Hunt Collins, this book has been rediscovered and reprinted by Hard Case Crime. The publisher has even roped in the excellent illustrator Robert McGinnis, who painted many a James Bond poster in the 1960s, and who…
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Dark As My Heart

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Antti Tuomainen’s second crime novel to be translated into English has got to be on your reading pile if you love Scandinavian crime fiction. Take a liberal helping of spicy Greek tragedy, and place it in-between two layers of dark mystery. Then frost with some Nordic existentialism….
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CrimeFictionLover: Top five books of 2015

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As 2015 concludes, all the contributors on Crime Fiction Lover have brought you their top reads of the year and we’ve recommended plenty of thrillers, pulp, police procedurals, Southern noir, French crime fiction and more. I’m the last to post my list and if you’ve…
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First look: A Fever of the Blood

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Look what’s arrived, all wrapped up, but not exactly for Christmas. It’s got some kind of Victorian flyer with it, and a mysterious black feather. Our forensics team have determined that it’s not an authentic flyer, but the design does look mighty accomplished, and it…
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The best crime shows of 2015

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We are well and truly in the age of the box set and streaming video, and television studios are competing tooth and claw – particularly when it comes to crime drama. We think 2015 has been a fantastic year and some great series weren’t even…
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