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JD Robb versus Lynda La Plante...

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On the Radar – This week’s new crime books report sees a face-off between London and New York with two crime novels set in each city. Our radar has picked up on two interesting debut crime stories from both sides of the Atlantic and welcome…
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CIS: Sweet Danger

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Classics in September — Sweet Danger by Margery Allingham – Originally published in 1933, Sweet Danger was the fifth book in the Campion series. Allingham first introduced us to her mysterious sleuth in a country house murder mystery entitled The Crime at Black Dudley, back…
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Secrets, lies, rose petals and murder...

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On the Radar — This week’s radar has picked on a selection of tales filled with hidden secrets and lies. Lives are changed and danger isn’t far behind. Only one thing is certain, these crime fiction writing femmes fatales will have you on the edge…
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CIS: Roseanna revisited

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Classics in September – Originally published in 1965, Roseanna was the first of 10 police procedural novels featuring Detective Martin Beck of Sweden’s National Murder Squad. It launched a writing partnership between Maj Sjӧwall and Per Wahlӧӧ that would last until the latter’s premature death…
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Actor John Gordon Sinclair turns to crime

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On the Radar – In this week’s new books report, it’s a case of something old and something very new. The actor-turned-crime writer John Gordon Sinclair – he played Gregory in the film Gregory’s Girl – unveils his debut novel. In addition, we’ve got books…
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From Russia with Crime Fiction Lover

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With Tolstoy’s classic novel Anna Karenina set to grace cinema screens from 7 September, we thought it might be apt to take a look at crime fiction with a Russian accent. If we asked you to list several Russian crime writers, we’re pretty sure that…
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Murder and mayhem in the Eurozone

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On The Radar – This week’s new books report has something of a Euro-crime feel to it, with the first title in a new series winging its way to CFL HQ from Le French Book. This London-based publishing house is on a mission to introduce,…
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Eoin Colfer's crime fiction debut & more...

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On the Radar – Earlier this week our new crime books radar started picking up a signal from the Emerald Isle which has been gathering in strength over the last few days. Among this week’s haul of books we have two debut novels by Irish…
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