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The Doctor will see you now... Madeleine Eskedahl

By DeathBecomesHer

28 September, 2021

Dr Jacky Collins has spread her net wide for her latest interview subject, chatting to New Zealand author Madeleine Eskedahl about her debut crime novel Blood on Vines, published in March 2021. Madeleine’s surname might make you think of Nordic noir and you’d not be…

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The Doctor will see you now... Matt Wesolowski

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15 September, 2021

Tyneside-based author Matt Wesolowski has garnered a loyal crime fiction following by thinking outside of the box, and in our third featured interview from Dr Jacky Collins’ entertaining The Doctor will see you now series, he explains how serendipity has played a part in his…

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The Turnout by Megan Abbott

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15 September, 2021

The last book I read with a ballet theme was Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes. At the time, it inspired me to dream of wearing a tutu and pointe shoes and learning to dance. If I’d read The Turnout first, I think I’d have wanted to…

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On the Radar: Osman II - Twice as deadly?

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10 September, 2021

The multi-talented TV host Richard Osman returns with a new novel to follow up his bestselling hit, The Thursday Murder Club. To be honest, we reckon The Man Who Died Twice could set records for sales in the crime fiction genre. That’s our lead book…

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The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves

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7 September, 2021

It is two years almost to the day since Ann Cleeves launched Detective Matthew Venn into the cutthroat world of crime fiction. He was new and green and had some tough acts to follow. After all, Cleeves is the creator of the hugely popular Vera…

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The Doctor will see you now... Sarah Hilary

By DeathBecomesHer

6 September, 2021

The second in a series of posts featuring Dr Jacky Collins – AKA Dr Noir – in consultation with leading crime fiction authors has award-winning writer Sarah Hilary as guest. She’s best known for her hugely popular police procedural series featuring the complex copper DI Marnie Rome,…

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The Heights by Louise Candlish

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19 August, 2021

A full cast of hugely relatable characters populate The Heights, Louise Candlish’s latest standalone psychological thriller, but the main one, the mover and shaker at the heart of all that transpires, is the whimsically named Ellen Saint. Wife, mother, businesswoman, as we meet Ellen she…

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A Rattle of Bones by Douglas Skelton

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13 August, 2021

There’s a neat juxtaposition of ancient history and more recent goings-on as A Rattle of Bones begins. The title harks back to old misdoings – the execution in 1752 of clan leader James Stewart, known as James of the Glen, for crimes he almost certainly…

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The Doctor will see you now... Madeleine Eskedahl

The Doctor will see you now... Matt Wesolowski

The Turnout by Megan Abbott

On the Radar: Osman II - Twice as deadly?

The Heron's Cry by Ann Cleeves

The Doctor will see you now... Sarah Hilary

The Heights by Louise Candlish

A Rattle of Bones by Douglas Skelton

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