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DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2014

By DeathBecomesHer

29 December, 2014

Top five books of the year, said the boss – cue panic from this writer. It might be the third time I’ve completed the exercise but the job certainly doesn’t get any easier. Experience has taught me to keep a running list as the year moves along…

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Die Again by Tess Gerritsen

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26 December, 2014

The last crime novel that I read which was set in Botswana was one of the No1 Ladies Detective Agency series, written by Alexander McCall Smith and featuring the homespun wisdom of Mma Precious Ramotswe. Die Again opens in the same country but, in contrast, Tess Gerritsen’s…

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Calvin's Head by David Swatling

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24 December, 2014

We crime fiction fans are bombarded with books that have ‘death’, ‘die’ or ‘blood’ in the title. So when a story entitled ‘Calvin’s Head’ came to my notice, my interest was piqued. Was it the name of a place? A person? Soon, all became clear…

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The Kill by Jane Casey

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15 December, 2014

It’s the time of year when parties abound, but there’s nothing worse than getting there after everyone else has had a few drinks and is infused with festive jollity, is there? I mention it because it’s a feeling I know intimately after reading this book….

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And She Was by Alison Gaylin

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2 December, 2014

How’s your memory? Do you religiously compile a list of groceries before your monthly shop only to leave it on the kitchen table? Do you recall, word for word, the lyrics to a song that made number 15 in the charts in 1975, but struggle…

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NTN: Mrs Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death by Mark Reutlinger

By DeathBecomesHer

20 November, 2014

Not all crime books have to be gory, graphic or downright dangerous. For example, Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries tend to tax the brain without unsettling the stomach, while Alexander McCall Smith’s No1 Ladies’ Detective Agency books feature a traditionally built female sleuth whose most potent…

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Flesh and Blood by Patricia Cornwell

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17 November, 2014

Have you ever been stuck in an interminable traffic jam on the motorway? One where time seems to slow down as you stare, bored, out of the window and pray for rescue? In a nutshell, that’s how I felt while reading this book. Flesh and…

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NTN: Simon Sylvester interview

By DeathBecomesHer

13 November, 2014

He may have only won a mug, but debut author Simon Sylvester was delighted to pick up The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize last month. The Scots-born, Cumbria-based writer and film maker took the honours with the haunting and enthralling The Visitors. Set on a…

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