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Malice, murder and blind justice

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On the radar – This week’s book report brings you the usual mixed bag of contenders for your TBR pile, and highlights include the return of Scandinavian crime fiction star Henning Mankell, as well as a creepy new serial killer release from SJ Bolton. Or,…
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Shining Girls in View-Master vision

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This week the CFL mailbag brought us a small white cardboard box from HarperCollins. Intriguing – firstly, because most parcels we get are book-shaped, and secondly because inside was one of those retro View-Master units – the kind that looks like futuristic binoculars, but really…
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Photographic evidence: Cold Killing

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Regular readers of Crime Fiction Lover will know that we like it when book publishers go that extra mile – for instance with a really well-designed cover, or a nice slipcase for a neatly printed book. This week, their PR machines have been a little…
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Crime fiction Easter eggs...

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On the Radar — Easter is virtually here, so this week’s book report takes a look at what new books the genre has to offer those looking for an alternative to chocolate, for the non-chocaholics out there. Last week we took a look at some…
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Standing up for the little guy

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On the Radar – Our postbag has been overflowing with new releases. They come from big publishing houses, from specialist crime stables, and often from self-publishing authors too. This week, we’re standing up for the little guy and bringing you four books written by newcomers…
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Caffeine Nights iPad app

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If you’re a crime fiction lover with an iPad or an iPad Mini, a new app has been released just for you by independent publisher Caffeine Nights. With the motto ‘Fiction aimed at the heart and the head’ the publisher’s app offers readers two chapters…
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The Never List preview...

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It’s great when publishers put a little extra attention to detail into the covers and presentation of the books they release. A good case in point is the early copy of The Never List, by Koethi Zan, which we’ve just received from Harvill Secker. The…
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Murder, beautiful murder

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On the radar — This week’s book report has a distinctly European flavour to it with all of our books focusing on crimes with their roots in the past. We start our travels in Germany with a modern day fairytale that’s every bit as dark as…
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