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The Girls in the High-Heeled Shoes by Michael Kurland

By RoughJustice

23 February, 2016

This author is perhaps best known for his series of comic historical thrillers featuring that infamous criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty. You can read our review of the most recent book in that series, Who Thinks Evil, here. Recently, Titan Books republished another of his historical…

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Real Tigers by Mick Herron

By RoughJustice

21 February, 2016

With Nobody Walks, Mick Herron did something a little different to his previous efforts, though still within the espionage genre, albeit tangentially. Now he returns to the fictional world of his Slough House series and its slow horses. You may recall that Slough House is…

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13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough

By DeathBecomesHer

15 February, 2016

Teenage girls are at best an unpredictable bunch. I’m speaking from experience as I was once one myself. So too was Sarah Pinborough, and that must be why she can so accurately get inside their crazy little heads. Tasha Howland is found lying in the icy…

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Signature Kill by David Levien

By DavidPrestidge

14 February, 2016

Frank Behr is a busted flush. He’s an ex-cop, ex-family man, and about to be an ex-private investigator. His case load is non existent, and he is existing on his already meagre savings. As the winter days shorten in Indianapolis, and Behr’s pessimism deepens, his…

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Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

By MarinaSofia

13 February, 2016

Translated by Alison Entrain — Sometimes, reading Crime Fiction Lover is like taking a trip around the world. We take you to Japan, to Finland, to South Africa and now… to Brazil. Raphael Montes’ debut novel caused some excitement in his native land, and it proves…

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Blood Mist by Mark Roberts

By DeathBecomesHer

11 February, 2016

Ever heard that definition of a newspaper: black and white and read all over? It’s a description that could equally apply to this tense and totally engrossing novel. Let’s tick off the elements. The white is the snow, which is near blizzard intensity when a…

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Quarry's Deal by Max Allan Collins

By Jeremy Megraw

6 February, 2016

Max Allan Collins, the writer of the original graphic novel The Road to Perdition that became the popular film, has been around for years. He’s written crime novels, comics and movie and TV novelisations. Batman, Dick Tracy, and the PI Nathan Heller series have all…

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As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley

By MarinaSofia

3 February, 2016

If you come to this book expecting something sombre about human frailty based on Shakespeare’s line, “Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney sweepers come to dust,” then you’re in the wrong place. This book is a charming recreation of the 1950s with a…

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The Girls in the High-Heeled Shoes by Michael Kurland

Real Tigers by Mick Herron

Signature Kill by David Levien

Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

Blood Mist by Mark Roberts

Quarry's Deal by Max Allan Collins

As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley

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