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The Detective and the Devil by Lloyd Shepherd

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30 April, 2016

Melding real life and fiction is a delicate balancing act, but one that Lloyd Shepherd has successfully pulled off in three previous historical thrillers. This is his fourth to feature the indefatigable Constable Charles Horton of London’s River Police. It’s 1815, and Horton is called upon…

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A Fine House in Trinity by Lesley Kelly

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24 April, 2016

Remember the old saying ‘you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family’? Well, what if you have a pretty bad taste in friends too? Many people seem to have this problem, including Joe Staines, or Stainesie as he’s better known in his…

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The Primrose Path by Rebecca Griffiths

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20 April, 2016

It’s a well worn plot device, much beloved of those old-fashioned Western movies I recall from my childhood. The stranger with a secret arrives in a sleepy frontier town, is eyed with suspicion by the locals and goes on to cause ructions. Fast forward to…

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Tastes Like Fear by Sarah Hilary

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14 April, 2016

Once upon a time, in a plush London duplex, lived a kind, handsome man, his beautiful, loving wife, and lovely, obedient, neat and tidy daughters. Sounds like a fairy story? It is, and as Marnie Rose and Noah Jake get deep into their latest investigation,…

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Make Me by Lee Child

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7 April, 2016

Baggage. Where would crime fiction protagonists be without it? There’s no doubt it plays a huge part in defining the ever-growing cast of flawed heroes and heroines that people our favourite reads. Jack Reacher is different though. He’s a man who carries no baggage, of…

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Bosch gets the thumbs-up on Amazon

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5 April, 2016

Hot on the heels of the latest outing for Bosch on the box, tablet, laptop or wherever you do your streaming, Amazon has announced a third series based on the books by Michael Connelly. Currently available on Amazon Video, series two takes much of its inspiration from the…

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Dead Pretty by David Mark

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31 March, 2016

We have reviewed the Aector McAvoy novels ever since the first, The Dark Winter, appeared in November 2012. Dead Pretty is number five in the series (there’s also been a short story, A Bad Death) and it’s fair to say that life in the city…

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In Her Wake by Amanda Jennings

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30 March, 2016

Life and death, every crime novel needs ’em. And it’s a particularly dramatic demise that starts the ball rolling in this stunning example of domestic noir. When her father commits suicide on the day after her mother’s funeral, Bella struggles to come to terms with such…

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The Detective and the Devil by Lloyd Shepherd

A Fine House in Trinity by Lesley Kelly

The Primrose Path by Rebecca Griffiths

Tastes Like Fear by Sarah Hilary

Make Me by Lee Child

Bosch gets the thumbs-up on Amazon

Dead Pretty by David Mark

In Her Wake by Amanda Jennings

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