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Mystery book... what is it?

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New indie publisher Fahrenheit Press has got some chops when it comes to book marketing. After successfully launching its first book – A Slow Death by James Craig – last month, the company has put its second book up on Amazon. Only this time, it’s been…
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The best non-Nordic cold climate crime...

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A challenging setting often makes for an interesting read, and Scandinavian authors in particular have become renowned for their ability to weave the freezing weather into their crime stories. From Jo Nesbo’s Blood on Snow right back to Miss Smilla’s Feeling for Snow, low temperatures…
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First look: The Yellow Diamond

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Here’s a surprise. Andrew Martin is back with a new novel, but it doesn’t involve trains, and Jim Stringer is nowhere to be found. The author has swapped those topics for a new idea that he’s come up with, and The Yellow Diamond focuses on…
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Book Club

Life or Death

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Michael Robotham’s Life or Death not only received five stars when DeathBecomesHer reviewed it during the summer, but it has also picked up the CWA Gold Dagger for 2015. Though Robotham is Australian, this story is set in Texas where Audie Palmer has been in prison…
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The Decagon House Murders

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Author Yukito Ayatsuji is part of a group that advocates the use of SS Van Dine’s set of ‘rules’ when it comes to writing crime novels. They’re not followed much by English writers anymore, but Japanese readers have a taste for Golden Age-style crime. Consequently,…
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