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Death to the hackers

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On the radar – We’ve been rather spoilt for choice with the books on offer in this week’s postbag with some interesting debut novels, thrillers and an interesting historical mystery that really caught our attention. Among this week’s selection of recent releases are the debut…
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Turning back time...

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On the Radar – With Christmas just around the corner, this week’s book report focuses on some of the new releases in the historical crime fiction genre due out over the next few weeks. Victorian London? Check. A 1940s plot to kill Churchill? Check. An…
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Murder most thrilling

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On the radar — This week our postbag has been positively been bursting at the seams with books from both new and established crime writers. With so many books to choose from we are spoilt for choice here at Crime Fiction Lover HQ. Starting things…
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The Killing is back... Forbrydelsen Forever!

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The wait is finally over for UK fans of Danish crime drama The Killing as the third and final series airs tonight on BBC4, with a double-bill. As with the previous two series, the storyline has three interlinking stories. Firstly there’s the crime – the…
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Crème De La Crime Fiction Lover

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On the radar – This week’s book report takes a look at four books that are due to arrive in our bookshops over the next few weeks. Kicking things off is a thriller with roots stretching back to the time of the Crusades, followed by…
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A Tale of Two Thrillers

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On the radar –– This week’s book report contains the perfect mix of thrills and spills needed to perk you up on a cold autumnal day. We start in the sweltering heat of Louisiana and the latest thriller from Zoe Sharp. Also featured in this…
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NTN: Seventy Times Seven

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Written by John Gordon Sinclair – Scottish actor John Gordon Sinclair is probably best known for his role as Gregory in the 1981 film Gregory’s Girl, or perhaps Ivar the Boneless in Erik the Viking, directed by Terry Jones. However, in September this year he…
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Classics make a comeback

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On the Radar – This week’s books news starts with two previously unpublished novellas by hardboiled noir writer Dashiell Hammett, followed by a sneak peek at the early years of the classic detective Nero Wolfe who was originally written by Rex Stout. Then we head…
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