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The Protocols of Spying by Merle Nygate

By Vicki Weisfeld

30 October, 2025

Right from the title you’ll know Merle Nygate’s new political thriller will be provocative. It echoes the notorious antisemitic conspiracy theory, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which claimed to be a true account of Jewish plans to take over the world. This screed…

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Guilty by Definition by Susie Dent

By Vicki Weisfeld

29 October, 2025

Word-lovers, rejoice! Susie Dent’s debut murder mystery, Guilty by Definition, thrusts a cold case right into the middle of a group of lexicographers, working in the Oxford offices of the Clarendon English Dictionary. The fictional organisation is no doubt a stand-in for the OED. The…

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The Blockchain Syndicate by Robbie Bach

By Dave Bradley

27 October, 2025

You’d be forgiven for being intimidated by the title of this thriller. Blockchain is the database technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and those briefly trendy but controversial NFTs – but you don’t have to understand any of it. Rest assured, this is a techno-thriller in…

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The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly

By DeathBecomesHer

21 October, 2025

Mickey Haller has really been put through the wringer over the years, even going to prison at one point. But as The Proving Ground opens it’s a more contemplative Mickey who is in the spotlight. He’s stepped away from the cut and thrust of criminal…

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The Killer Question by Janice Hallett

By Erin Britton

21 October, 2025

Crime pays, especially true crime. Seeking to cash in on the macabre boom in interest in all things criminal, Dominic Eastwood approaches a contact at Netflix about making a documentary series concerning the peculiar events that befell his aunt and uncle, Sue and Mal Eastwood,…

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The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves

By DeathBecomesHer

17 October, 2025

Crime fiction lovers were bereft when Jimmy Perez left the Shetland stage in Wild Fire in 2018. But we’re a patient lot, and seven years later our dour detective is back, but on a different Scottish archipelago – Orkney! These days, Jimmy is happily settled…

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Deadman’s Pool by Kate Rhodes

By Paul Burke

8 October, 2025

Location, location, location. Sometimes, one of the things we love about a crime novel is the unique landscape of the story. It isn’t easy making a place your own but the best authors manage to do it, creating characters synonymous with where they work, like…

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Clown Town by Mick Herron

By DeathBecomesHer

1 October, 2025

Fans of Mick Herron, and Slow Horses in particular, have been mightily spoiled these past few weeks. First came the arrival of Clown Town, book nine in the Slough House series, closely followed by the arrival on Apple TV+ of series five of the series…

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The Protocols of Spying by Merle Nygate

Guilty by Definition by Susie Dent

The Blockchain Syndicate by Robbie Bach

The Proving Ground by Michael Connelly

The Killer Question by Janice Hallett

The Killing Stones by Ann Cleeves

Deadman’s Pool by Kate Rhodes

Clown Town by Mick Herron

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