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First look: Euro Noir pocket guide

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Following on from his pocket guide to Nordic Noir, crime fiction chronicler Barry Forshaw has written Euro Noir: The Pocket Essential Guide to European Crime Fiction, Film & TV. Inside, you’ll find chapters discussing the development of crime fiction – tipping some great authors –…
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Britain's Next Bestseller

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There’s a new way for aspiring writers to get their books published, and that means there’s also a new way for crime fiction lovers to discover fresh new authors in the genre. Britain’s Next Bestseller might sound a bit like Britain’s Next Top Model, but…
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From Grace to darkness

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On the Radar — What a line-up we’ve got for you today! From the latest Roy Grace mystery set in Brighton through to Edie Kiglatuk in the Arctic Circle, and back to Nottingham with good old Charlie Resnick, there are murders galore and they all…
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The Return of the King

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On the Radar — Don’t worry we haven’t crossed over into Tolkienesque fantasy. The King we’re refering to in the header is none other than Stephen King, whose book Mr Mercedes is the horror author’s first forray into hardboiled detective crime fiction. We can’t wait…
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Tom Thorne heads to Wales

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On the Radar — Yes, this week we see the return of Tom Thorne, Mark Billingham’s popular detective character. Thorne’s latest chilling case takes him to a Welsh island where he’ll enter a deadly game of cat and mouse with a serial killer. We’ve also…
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Low profile crime fiction

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On the Radar — Some weeks our On the Radar column is packed with big-name authors. Today, however, we bring you eight books by writers who aren’t quite as widely known but who nevertheless deserve of your attention. From hackers and housebound detectives to boozy…
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Lincoln Rhyme versus the skin collector

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On the Radar — Fans of Jeffery Deaver can rejoice this week because his disabled detective Lincolne Rhyme is back, along with assistant Amelia Sachs, and they’ve got another serial killer case on their hands. That’s just the tip of the iceberg, though, because we…
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Dirt of every kind

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On the Radar — Yes, today’s On the Radar brings you new books featuring dirty dealings of every kind. Drugs come to the fore in a new book by Robert K Lewis and in a Rex Burns reprint from the 70s. Corruption in sport is…
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