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First look: Every Night I Dream of Hell

By DavidPrestidge

8 July, 2015

Ever since Malcolm Mackay burst onto the scene with The Necessary Death Of Lewis Winter (2013), a new novel by the Stornaway writer has become a major crime fiction event. An early copy of the latest has arrived and I love the look of the new…

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The Ends of the Earth by Robert Goddard

By DavidPrestidge

6 July, 2015

This is the concluding part of a trilogy set in the immediate aftermath of World War I. James ‘Max’ Maxted is a former RAF pilot who has been searching for the truth behind the death of his diplomat father in Paris. In his quest he…

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Familiarity, no contempt

By DavidPrestidge

2 July, 2015

On the Radar — Several long-standing favourite characters make a reappearance here in our new releases this week including Frieda Klein, Bruno Courrèges, ‘Max’ Maxsted, and Peter Diamond. There are also new books by Karin Slaughter, Brian McGilloway, Cathi Unsworth and – with another Bob Dylan song…

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Are You Watching Me by Sinéad Crowley

By DavidPrestidge

1 July, 2015

Liz Cafferkey works at Tír na nÓg in Dublin. In Gaelic it means The Land of The Young, a place in pre-Christian Irish myth. That’s ironic because in reality Tír na nÓg is a shabby drop-in centre for elderly men. They serve cups of tea…

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The Lie

By DavidPrestidge

30 June, 2015

CL Taylor’s 2014 novel The Accident won a five star review right here on Crime Fiction Lover and its successor should appeal to those who like their mysteries spiced with a dark psychological edge. After an ill-fated trip to Nepal, which culminates in a disturbing encounter…

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The Bone Tree by Greg Iles

By DavidPrestidge

30 June, 2015

This is the sequel to Greg Iles’ epic novel Natchez Burning and it tells the story of a decades-old battle in Louisiana and Mississipi between ruthless racist organisations and the forces of law and order. The Bone Tree itself is a semi-mythical dead tree in the…

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This Thing of Darkness by Harry Bingham

By DavidPrestidge

27 June, 2015

You can soon tell that Fiona Griffiths isn’t just your average Detective Constable. Firstly, while examining a cold case file concerning a security guard who apparently stumbled to his death from a cliff-top, she takes a particular interest in the photograph of the head injury…

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Dying Wish by James Raven

By DavidPrestidge

26 June, 2015

Dying Wish is set in The New Forest. Well, it’s not new but it was recorded as Nova Foresta in The Domesday Book. That was in 1086, but this is the present day and Grant Mason, a popular local author who has written guide books on…

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First look: Every Night I Dream of Hell

The Ends of the Earth by Robert Goddard

Familiarity, no contempt

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This Thing of Darkness by Harry Bingham

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