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The Craftsman

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Written by Sharon Bolton — There’s something for everyone in Sharon Bolton’s latest stand alone psychological thriller. There’s crime, mystery, history, drama, neatly executed reveals, witches and even magic. The final two might give you pause, but the hint of occult and mythology fits well…
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All the Beautiful Lies

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Written by Peter Swanson — Selling old books in a beautiful setting sounds like a dream occupation, doesn’t it? But Bill Ackerson is dead, fallen from the clifftop in Kennewick Village in Maine. Prior to his sudden demise, Bill searched the country for rare books…
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Hangman

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The follow up to Daniel Cole’s Ragdoll has been hugely anticipated – and Hangman was well worth the wait. It begins 18 months after the Ragdoll case concluded and it’s been all change for the team who worked on it. Newly promoted DCI Emily Baxter…
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Scorched Earth

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We’ve reached number six in David Mark’s series featuring DS Aector McAvoy and this is the best one yet. It all begins in explosive fashion, with a hit and run on an old police colleague witnessed by McAvoy. The elderly victim had called his pal…
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We Were the Salt of the Sea

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Written by Roxanne Bouchard, translated by David Warriner — In a world filled with high-octane, fast-paced, blood-spattered crime fiction, it’s sometimes worth taking the foot off the gas pedal and plumping for something a little less frenetic. Something like Roxanne Bouchard’s We Were the Salt…
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Turn a Blind Eye

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Written by Vicky Newham — Mile End High is a secondary school in the heart of the East End of London. It’s had its problems in the past, but thanks to the leadership of headmistress Linda Gibson the school is now seen as a shining…
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The Punishment She Deserves

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Written by Elizabeth George — Since 1988, American author Elizabeth George has been creating her own little bit of England, populated by DI Thomas ‘Tommy’ Lynley and his trusty sidekick DS Barbara Havers of London’s Metropolitan Police. They’ve even had their own TV series, with…
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