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Spriteby: Top five books of 2016

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2016 has been quite a year for historical crime fiction lovers. The year isn’t over yet, and there are still plenty of books coming out. TE Kinsey, whose debut featured in this year’s New Talent November, has just released his second book, In the Market for Murder…
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The Iron Water

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Written by Chris Nickson — The author Chris Nickson has made his name synonymous with the city of Leeds, and has set various novels and series there but during different historical eras. The Tom Harper books have a late Victorian backdrop, and began with Gods of Gold in 2014. The fourth…
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The Hanging Tree

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Written by Ben Aaronovitch — The Hanging Tree is the sixth book in the highly entertaining Rivers of London series, which debuted back in 2011. Police procedural is mixed rather nicely with a heavy dose of urban fantasy, and a side order of humour. PC Peter…
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NTN: The Bogeyman Chronicles

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Written by Craig Watson — Edinburgh-based indie publisher Thunderpoint made its own debut back in 2013. Over the last three years, it has published an eclectic mix of novels by both established and new authors. Journalist-turned-writer Craig Watson is the latest member of the Thunderpoint stable to make his…
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NTN: Ten top reads from Orenda Books

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Since it was founded in 2014, Orenda Books has led the way as an independent publisher, snapping up great authors and making available some of the most engaging crime fiction you’re every likely to read. There’s no sign of that stopping either, and in 2017…
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NTN: Murder on the Marsh

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Written by Anne Penketh — Freelance political journalist turned author Anne Penketh made her fiction writing debut in 2015 with Food Fight, a novel set stateside and centred around the food industry. Her latest book from indie publisher Joffe Books sees her launch into the world of…
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NTN: A Quiet Life in the Country

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Written by TE Kinsey — British writer TE Kinsey’s cosy mysteries were originally self-published novels, but have recently been picked up by Thomas & Mercer. A Quiet Life in the Country is the first book in the series while the second, In the Market for Murder, is due for…
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The Royal Ghost by Linda Stratmann

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Linda Stratmann is an author we’re familiar with here at Crime Fiction Lover for her Frances Doughty mysteries. The Royal Ghost is slightly different. It’s the second book in the author’s Mina Scarletti series and is set in 1870s Brighton. It features an amateur sleuth…
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