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In Too Deep by Samantha Hayes

By MarinaSofia

28 April, 2016

There has been a veritable avalanche of domestic noir recently – family-based psychological crime novels – and in such a crowded market, it can be difficult for a book to stand out. Samantha Hayes is no newcomer – she has written seven books previously, all…

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Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard

By DavidPrestidge

27 April, 2016

Written by Catherine Ryan Howard — Some books arrive at CFL HQ in a standard padded envelope. Others appear dressed to the nines, and that’s how Distress Signals first arrived with its custom wrapping paper, tied with a ribbon. Have a look here. Does it live…

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Death Zones by Simon Pasternak

By RoughJustice

25 April, 2016

Translated by Martin Aitken — This bleak novel is set towards the end of World War II, as the Nazi offensive in Russia stalls amidst terrible fighting and enormous military and civilian casualties. SS Oberleutnant Heinrich Hoffman is a detective with the German police in…

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Abigale Hall by Lauren A Forry

By DavidPrestidge

24 April, 2016

Written by Lauren A Forry — London, spring 1947. Bombed out houses stand like rotten teeth in an old man’s jaw, and the city is recovering from the harshest winter in memory. Youngsters have returned from the countryside to which they were sent during the War, but some…

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The Primrose Path by Rebecca Griffiths

By DeathBecomesHer

20 April, 2016

It’s a well worn plot device, much beloved of those old-fashioned Western movies I recall from my childhood. The stranger with a secret arrives in a sleepy frontier town, is eyed with suspicion by the locals and goes on to cause ructions. Fast forward to…

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The Girl from Home by Adam Mitzer

By DavidPrestidge

19 April, 2016

Wall Street traders used to call themselves the masters of the universe. Maybe they still do. It’s what Jonathan Caine’s friends call him, perhaps with a touch of irony, and he does indeed deal in the arcane world of hedge funds. He has a million…

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The Age of Treachery by Gavin Scott

By RoughJustice

18 April, 2016

Historical settings are always popular in crime fiction, and one of the richest in terms of intrigue is the post-World War II period. Whole societies went through cataclysmic changes, and a new order arose from the rubble. In Britain, the victorious Churchill was swept from…

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Death in Bayswater by Linda Stratmann

By spriteby

17 April, 2016

The Frances Doughty mysteries are no stranger to Crime Fiction Lover. Back in December 2014, we reviewed An Appetite for Murder, and our radar also picked up the fifth book in the series, The Children of Silence last May. Death in Bayswater finds London’s only female…

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In Too Deep by Samantha Hayes

Distress Signals by Catherine Ryan Howard

Death Zones by Simon Pasternak

Abigale Hall by Lauren A Forry

The Primrose Path by Rebecca Griffiths

The Girl from Home by Adam Mitzer

The Age of Treachery by Gavin Scott

Death in Bayswater by Linda Stratmann

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