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Vicki Weisfeld: Top five books of 2025

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There’s an embarrassment of riches when you’re asked to look back on a year’s worth of crime the thriller fiction. Authors are rising to the moment and creating stories that resonate with today’s world. Some involve the worst aspects of ubiquitous technology (ubiquity being one…
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Murder Most Haunted by Emma Mason

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A fun read for the snowy season is former detective constable Emma Mason’s debut mystery, Murder Most Haunted. When self-effacing DS Midge McGowan retires from her years with the Thames Valley Police property office, she receives an unexpected parting gift: a haunted Christmas weekend at…
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Silent Bones by Val McDermid

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Opening one of Val McDermid’s police procedurals – especially those featuring Police Scotland’s Karen Pirie and her dedicated team in the Historic Cases Unit – is like being driven to a rewarding destination in a luxury limo. Everything works flawlessly, with no plot holes or…
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