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Femme and Kinsmen

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Written by Bill Pronzini — Of all the long-running private eye series out there, Bill Pronzini’s Nameless Detective series must be one of the longest ones still going. It spans more than 30 years and 36 novels. I’ve read a couple of those novels and the…
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Hit Me

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Written by Lawrence Block — Hit Me is the fifth collection featuring Block’s stamp collecting professional hit man, Keller, and the author has been talking about a special, philatelic collector’s edition. That special run of 500 copies has been put together by Mysterious Press but…
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The Posthumous Man

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Written by Jake Hinkson – I reviewed Jake Hinkson’s debut novel Hell on Church Street last year and loved how it updated classic noir. I have been keeping an eye out for whatever he did next, so when this novella was published at the tail…
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A Death in Mexico

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Written by Jonathan Woods — In the Mexican town of San Miguel de Allende, Inspector Hector Diaz of the local constabulary has to investigate the murder of a young woman whose body has been dumped in the local plaza. Gruesomely, her eyes have been gouged…
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Chamber Music

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Written by Tom Benn — Chamber Music is the second gritty thriller to feature Tom Benn’s protagonist Henry Bane. The first was the The Doll Princess. I didn’t get a chance to read it, but it generated a buzz and was nominated for the Dylan…
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The Double Game

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Written by Dan Fesperman — For those not familiar with the author, Dan Fesperman has written crime stories like the excellent Lie in the Dark, as well as war-themed and espionage stories such as The Arms Maker of Berlin. His thrillers are usually set in…
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RoughJustice: Top five books of 2012

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Top five lists are great fun to write, except in years like this when there have been so many great books. I can mention some who nearly made the list. Chuck Wendig’s two Miriam Black novels, Blackbirds and Mockingbird, are great examples of the way…
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Mad Dog House

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Written by Mark Rubinstein — Roddy Dolan has it good. His career as a surgeon is rock solid, his private practice is flourishing and his marriage to Tracy is dynamite. The chemistry is still there after 20 years of marriage, and it’s a relationship built…
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