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The Age of Treachery by Gavin Scott

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18 April, 2016

Historical settings are always popular in crime fiction, and one of the richest in terms of intrigue is the post-World War II period. Whole societies went through cataclysmic changes, and a new order arose from the rubble. In Britain, the victorious Churchill was swept from…

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The Passenger by Lisa Lutz

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8 March, 2016

Lisa Lutz is the author of The Spellman Chronicles, a series with six entries so far about the comic adventures of a dysfunctional family of private investigators. The Passenger, billed as a dark psychological thriller in the vein of Gone Girl, therefore represents something of…

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Murder Never Knocks by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins

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7 March, 2016

As the creator of the iconic PI Mike Hammer, hardboiled author Mickey Spillane needs no introduction. Nor should Max Allan Collins. The latter’s original series about Quarry, the hit-man who targets other hitmen, is about to become a TV series. At the same time publisher…

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The Travelers by Chris Pavone

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4 March, 2016

In an expertly assembled first few chapters, Chris Pavone sets the scene nicely. The Travelers of the title is a magazine, and so much more. It’s a brand, an idea, an aspiration, an experience and, indeed, a lifestyle. You could say it’s the Grand Dame…

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The Girls in the High-Heeled Shoes by Michael Kurland

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23 February, 2016

This author is perhaps best known for his series of comic historical thrillers featuring that infamous criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty. You can read our review of the most recent book in that series, Who Thinks Evil, here. Recently, Titan Books republished another of his historical…

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Real Tigers by Mick Herron

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21 February, 2016

With Nobody Walks, Mick Herron did something a little different to his previous efforts, though still within the espionage genre, albeit tangentially. Now he returns to the fictional world of his Slough House series and its slow horses. You may recall that Slough House is…

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Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman

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24 January, 2016

Reed Farrel Coleman’s Moe Prager series of novels brought him considerable critical acclaim. The James Deans alone won the Anthony, Barry, and Shamus Awards as well as being a finalist in others. His writing is hardboiled for sure, but goes beyond genre into literary territory…

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Interview: Reed Farrel Coleman

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18 January, 2016

A poet and a crime author, Reed Farrel Coleman has written more than 15 novels, including the critically-accalimed Moe Prager series about an ex-cop turned private eye. He has collaborated with Ken Bruen, continued Robert B Parker’s Jesse Stone series, and has won a slew of awards…

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The Age of Treachery by Gavin Scott

The Passenger by Lisa Lutz

Murder Never Knocks by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins

The Travelers by Chris Pavone

The Girls in the High-Heeled Shoes by Michael Kurland

Real Tigers by Mick Herron

Where It Hurts by Reed Farrel Coleman

Interview: Reed Farrel Coleman

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