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The Obituarist

Written by Patrick O’Duffy — There are all kinds of self-published crime books appearing. As we are frequently reminded, this means there’s a lot to sift through! However, written by an Australian editor of educational books, The Obituarist is a quirky-but-clever gem of a release….
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Crime and Corruption in Texas

Written by Wayne Epperson — Frank Knott is an Atlanta bounty hunter, employed to find criminals who have jumped bail and failed to turn up for their day in court. Stopping off in Dallas on his way to San Antonio, he becomes involved in an…
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Baptism

Written by Max Kinnings — In the bathroom of an evangelical Christian commune in the Welsh hills, an elderly monk is found stabbed to death. Three of the younger members – an ex-soldier, and a brother and sister traumatised as children by a savage murder-suicide…
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Blind Faith by CJ Lyons

Sarah Durandt’s husband and young son were murdered by a psychopathic paedophile, Damian Wright. He goes to his grave two years later via a lethal injection in a Texas prison, without revealing where the bodies are. Having witnessed Wright’s death, Sarah returns to her hometown…
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Defending Joe

Written by Paul Vincent Lee — Kate Turner is married to Glaswegian ex-bad boy Joe, who went straight years ago and runs a collection of ex-pat bars in Spain. Secretly, she has a new boyfriend, and they are staying at a hotel in Glasgow while…
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Rush of Blood

Written by Mark Billingham — Florida. The budget beach resort of Pelican Palms. Three couples from suburban London become acquainted while taking an Easter break. Amidst the Pina Coladas, oversized meal portions and sunburn, and on the eve of their departure, the teenage daughter of…
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Interview: Alison Bruce

Before stunning us with her DC Gary Goodhew series of crime fiction novels, Alison Bruce used to write history books such as Cambridgeshire Murders and Billington: Victorian Executioner. A touch macabre perhaps, but also a perfect source of inspiration for her later creations. Her most…
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Fireproof

Written by Alex Kava —  A down-and-out former accountant returns to his cardboard box home in an industrial unit on the edge of Washington DC. He is furious to find that there is someone else in his space. His anger turns to horror when he…
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