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First look: Huge Detective

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Comic book writer Adam Rose loves crime fiction. And crime fiction lovers might just love his latest comic, published by Titan. Taking inspiration from the genre, Rose has written a five-comic series about an FBI agent called Tamaki who teams up with a giant detective…
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On the Radar: Puzzling cases to solve

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There are strong themes of Golden Age, cosy and puzzle mysteries in this week’s new books report, which includes works by Martin Edwards, Stephanie Austin, Maureen Jennings, Leigh Russell and JD Kirk. Most of them take us to places real and fictional in the British…
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On the Radar: We read crime novels

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Yes, that’s what we do around here, and the folks in the novels solve the crimes, just as the title of Richard Osman’s latest novel tells us. The other books we have in this week’s report are less prosaic in their titling but equally interesting…
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On the Radar: Smashed avocado?

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Is it a fruit? Is it a vegetable? What is an avocado and is it suitable for the pages of a crime novel? English comedian Bob Mortimer specialises in the surreal, so perhaps he knows. His book The Hotel Avocado gets us going this week,…
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On the Radar: Examine the evidence

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As we’ve come to realise, London author Janice Hallett always seems to conjure up an ingenious set-up for her novels, and she uses intriguing storytelling techniques to keep you on a rich and varied diet. So get ready for your latest mysterious nutrition as her…
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