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On the Radar: Follow the desert star

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Bosch and Ballard are back to head up our round-up of new crime books this week, and we have a review on the way of Michael Connelly’s Desert Star. Perfect timing – hopefully it will tide you over if you’re waiting for the second season…
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New BBC Maestro course with Lee Child

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If your dream is to be a bestselling crime author then maybe Lee Child has the advice you need to take your work to the next level. Launched today by BBC Maestro, Writing Popular Fiction with Lee Child covers the power of storytelling, nailing the…
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On the Radar: It's time for Plan B

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No Plan B is a great title for a Jack Reacher book because, as crime fiction lovers know, Lee Child’s awe-inspiring rogue crime buster knows only one way forward. He doesn’t need a backup plan… or does he? Either way, this force of nature is…
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On the Radar: Rebus is back

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From the hallowed pubs and courthouses of Edinburgh, to the old age homes of Australia, below galleon decks, in attics and live (or dead) on stage at the Theatre Royale – crime lurks EVERYWHERE! What a fascinating lineup of new crime novels we have for…
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On the Radar - A love like blood

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Whenever the theme of love intersects with crime fiction, not only will hearts be broken but blood will be spilled. And so it is this week in our news column as we bring you a fairytale wedding gone wrong with Alex Pine, a kidnapped wife…
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