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The Unfortunate Englishman by John Lawton

By DavidPrestidge

7 May, 2016

John Lawton is not the most prolific author, so when a new book comes along it is something of an event. He made his name with the excellent Frederick Troy novels, and in 2014 he gave us a new character in Then We Take Berlin…

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Life and death in Hull

By DavidPrestidge

5 May, 2016

On the Radar — Nick Quantrill has established himself as one of the top voices in British crime fiction in recent years and we lead with his new release, once again set in Kingston upon Hull, in the southern reaches of good old Yorkshire. Other…

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Die of Shame by Mark Billingham

By DavidPrestidge

29 April, 2016

Mark Billingham is celebrated for his long-running police procedural series featuring the London detective Tom Thorne. Like all good writers, however, he has shown he can produce standalones too, such as Rush of Blood, which came out in 2012. Die of Shame is still set…

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It all drops on 5 May

By DavidPrestidge

28 April, 2016

On the Radar — 5 May is a big date on the publishing calendar, with a range of big releases landing and plenty of smaller ones too. We’ve already reviewed Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard, Little Sister by David Hewson and In Too Deep…

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Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard

By DavidPrestidge

27 April, 2016

Written by Catherine Ryan Howard — Some books arrive at CFL HQ in a standard padded envelope. Others appear dressed to the nines, and that’s how Distress Signals first arrived with its custom wrapping paper, tied with a ribbon. Have a look here. Does it live…

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Abigale Hall by Lauren A Forry

By DavidPrestidge

24 April, 2016

Written by Lauren A Forry — London, spring 1947. Bombed out houses stand like rotten teeth in an old man’s jaw, and the city is recovering from the harshest winter in memory. Youngsters have returned from the countryside to which they were sent during the War, but some…

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Taking you to the death zone

By DavidPrestidge

21 April, 2016

On the Radar — Just about everybody’s been to the danger zone thanks to Top Gun, but the Danish author and scriptwriter Simon Pasternak is offering us a trip to the Death Zone this week. There have been lots of historical crime releases of late, and this…

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The Girl from Home by Adam Mitzer

By DavidPrestidge

19 April, 2016

Wall Street traders used to call themselves the masters of the universe. Maybe they still do. It’s what Jonathan Caine’s friends call him, perhaps with a touch of irony, and he does indeed deal in the arcane world of hedge funds. He has a million…

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The Unfortunate Englishman by John Lawton

Life and death in Hull

Die of Shame by Mark Billingham

It all drops on 5 May

Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard

Abigale Hall by Lauren A Forry

Taking you to the death zone

The Girl from Home by Adam Mitzer

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