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Red Star Down by DB John

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In 2018, Star of the North marked Welsh author DB John out as a first-rate thriller writer earning comparisons to Terry Hayes’ I Am Pilgrim. It was complex, multi-layered – a rare story that focussed on North Korea. It covered the mystery surrounding the disappearance…
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Len Deighton (1929-2026) remembered

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Len Deighton was a writer who, alongside the likes of John le Carré, helped redefine the British spy novel in the 1960s and beyond. The Ipcress File and its nameless protagonist the basis for an era defining film with Michael Caine. le Carré died in…
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The Whispering Bones by Andrew Lowe

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No stranger to crime and detective fiction with the Jake Sawyer series, author Andrew Lowe now brings us a compelling new duo who couldn’t be more different. The procedural mystery The Whispering Bones introduces DCI Oswald Lennox and PC Olivia Blackwood, two Met officers at…
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A classic revisited: The Night Manager

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John le Carré needs no introduction at this point; his legacy is immortalised on both the page and screen. While his Smiley novels are staples the world over, from Call for the Dead to his re-introduction to the world of The Circus in 2017’s A…
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Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials on Netflix

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There has never been a shortage of Agatha Christie adaptations from fan favourites like ITV’s Poirot serials with David Suchet to a more mixed set from the BBC since 2015; it feels like there is something for everyone, covering all corners of her extensive oeuvre….
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