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Red Ribbons

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Written by Louise Phillips — The cover of Red Ribbons describes Louise Phillips as ‘a chilling voice in psychological crime fiction’. This is her debut novel, and it is a creditable first attempt. But, truth be told, I found it difficult to engage with this…
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Choked

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Written by Tania Carver — How would you react if your child was snatched away and held hostage? You’d probably do whatever the kidnapper asked, right? That’s the dilemma facing Marina Esposito when her daughter is taken captive. A good enough starting point for a…
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Bones Are Forever

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Written by Kathy Reichs — Forensic anthropologist Dr Kathy Reichs knows all there is to know about crime scenes. Thankfully, as an author, she is top of her game too. Reichs’ books always hit the heights of the best seller lists – and on the…
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Gods and Beasts

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Written by Denise Mina — Last month, Denise Mina picked up the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award at the Crime Writing Festival held in Harrogate. This was for The End of the Wasp Season, and fans of the author must have high…
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Killing Cupid

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Written by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards — When newbie evening class tutor and sometime author Siobhan McGowan takes her first session, she little realises that she’s started a new chapter in her life that’s never likely to have a happy ending. Siobhan’s fleeting taste…
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A Fatal Debt

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Written by John Gapper — Set in the imploding world of high finance in both the UK and US, this could have been the novel of our times. Instead, it falls as flat as a Shrove Tuesday pancake. The garish, over-designed cover was nearly enough…
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Weirdo by Cathi Unsworth

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Anyone who has ever lived in one of the UK’s myriad small seaside towns will be familiar with the cloying claustrophobia that comes with the territory. Those who don’t know what I’m talking about will be jarringly familiar with the sensation by the time they…
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