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On the Radar: Orphan X returns

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How about we get February underway with an action thriller that not only blows the cobwebs away but has the firepower to take out a medium-sized Wagner unit? The eighth Orphan X novel by Gregg Hurwitz should do the trick and if Smoak’s lightning-fast combos…
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On the Radar: Last seen in Lapaz

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When we say Lapaz, we mean the town in Ghana, rather than Bolivia, but this week’s collection of new books will take you all over the map and through a wild range of topics and ideas too. From Kwei Quartey’s new African mystery, you can…
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Trouble by Katja Ivar

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Following Evil Things and Deep as Death, Trouble is the third novel in Katja Ivar’s series about the Finnish detective Hella Mauzer. Set in Helsinki in 1953, it’s a procedural with hints of a Nordic noir atmosphere to it, a touch of espionage as the…
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Interview: Katja Ivar

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This week sees the release of Trouble, the third book in the Hella Mauzer series by Katja Ivar. Set in 1950s Finland, during the Cold War, the books tell the story of a young police woman and budding detective who cuts against the grain when…
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