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Pulp of the Baskervilles

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If you like classic pulp-style art, watch for the new Pulp Classics series from Oldcastle Books. Of greatest interest to crime fiction lovers will be the reprint of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Hound of the Baskervilles as seen above. Its cover, painted by illustrator David Mann,…
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Lehane grabs Best Novel Edgar

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Last night New York City played host to the 67th annual Edgar Awards, hosted by the Mystery Writers of America, but it was Boston boy Dennis Lehane who grabbed the Best Novel prize for Live by Night. The second novel in his series exploring crime,…
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Jakob Arjouni 1964-2013

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For those who missed the sad news, German crime author Jakob Arjouni passed away in January, aged 48, in January. His British publisher No Exit Press has been paying tribute to the author and is to publish the fifth novel in the Kemal Kayankaya series…
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On the Inca Trail to murder

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On the radar — This week’s book report includes a new psychological thriller from International Latino Book Award Winner, Cecilia Velastegui, and the latest release from Edgar-nominated writer Paul Doiron. Mark Peterson returns as well with the follow-up to his debut novel Flesh and Blood, and…
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Love Story, With Murders

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Last year our contributor David Prestidge raved about Harry Bingham’s Talking to the Dead and, in fact, it was his favourite crime read of 2012. Well, Bingham is back and his new book has a great title – Love Story, With Murder. The lead detective…
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From the Mona Lisa to Maori detectives

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On the Radar — Our book report this week includes the crime fiction debut of an Emmy nominee, Bitter Lemon Press introduces us to the godfather of New Zealand’s crime fiction scene, we have Scandi crime fiction written by a German, and Philadelphia detectives Byrne…
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Thorne is back: seeing is believing

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Mark Billingham fans, have you been wondering what happened to his killer-catching cop Tom Thorne? Well, your wait is over because today Little Brown has unveiled the eleventh Thorne thriller, The Dying Hours. You know how much we like our debossed, silver foil and spot-UV…
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Criminals and crocodile tears

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On the Radar — This week’s new books offer a veritable feast of crime fiction delights. Amongst the fascinating goodies on offer we bring you the latest from crime author Emlyn Rees, who also happens to be commissioning editor at indie publisher Exhibit A Books….
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