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Fear the Darkness by Becky Mastermind

By DeathBecomesHer

31 January, 2015

It’s a dangerous thing, retiring from the FBI, especially when you spent most of your time there working deep under cover. In a nutshell, that’s the history of Brigid Quinn, a character who first appeared in Masterman’s acclaimed debut novel Rage Against the Dying. I’ll…

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The Devil You Know by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

By RoughJustice

30 January, 2015

Canada is often thought of as a gentler, safer, and dare I say it, more boring version of its southern neighbour. Canadian citizens are less brash, perhaps less overtly patriotic than Americans, and the country’s gun laws are tighter. At least, the kind of violent…

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The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

By DeathBecomesHer

30 January, 2015

This book begins with a scenario eerily reminiscent of the classic Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train (written by the excellent Patricia Highsmith). A successful businessman meets a woman in an airport bar and the pair strike up a conversation which continues when they end up on the…

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The Jigsaw Man by Elena Forbes

By Raven

29 January, 2015

After a lengthy hiatus, Elena Forbes returns here with a fourth edition in her DI Mark Tartaglia series, set in London. Tartaglia’s colleague Sam Donovan has left the force, deeply affected by the traumatic events of the previous book. These are succinctly covered for those new to…

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Little Tales of Misogyny

By Andre

28 January, 2015

Written by Patricia Highsmith — The title of Patricia Highsmith’s story collection, reissued this month by Virago, remains highly provocative even 40 years after it first appeared. As a reader, you wonder if these tales will highlight the cruelty of misogyny from a feminist perspective. Or…

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My Bloody Valentine by Alastair Gunn

By DavidPrestidge

26 January, 2015

Antonia Hawkins is an acting detective chief inspector, or ADCI. She is ambitious, but her attempts to remove the ‘A’ from her rank have taken a major hit because her previous case ended with her being stabbed and slashed within an inch of her life….

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Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinley

By crimefictionlover

25 January, 2015

Originally, Adrian McKinty’s Sean Duffy series was meant to be a trilogy, so the appearance of Gun Street Girl is great news for fans. It’s the fourth book set in 1980s Belfast and featuring the Catholic detective who’s reached the rank of Detective Inspector in the…

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Behind Closed Doors by Elizabeth Haynes

By nagaisayonara

23 January, 2015

Fifteen-year-old Scarlett Rainsford disappeared in 2003 while on a family holiday in Rhodes. Ten years later, she’s reappeared in her home town, a fictional place outside of London called Briarstone. It’s just like any decent-sized town in Western Europe, and poor Scarlett is working in…

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Fear the Darkness by Becky Mastermind

The Devil You Know by Elisabeth de Mariaffi

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

The Jigsaw Man by Elena Forbes

Little Tales of Misogyny

My Bloody Valentine by Alastair Gunn

Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinley

Behind Closed Doors by Elizabeth Haynes

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