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On the Radar: Character building

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Often we talk about the wide geographic spread of the crime novels that appear on our digital pages, but today’s news column might be interesting because of the different professions of the characters involved. We don’t have any butchers, bakers or candlestick makers, but we…
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On the Radar: What's that sound?

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Shadowy memories tinged with vengeance. Jazz solos. A cold corpse in the river. A heist. Hemp sandals… This week’s reading pile might just give you sensory overload. Let’s kick off our weekly news report with Catriona Ward’s latest novel, set in New England and with…
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On the Radar: Cold eyes and dark webs

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We reach the end of March with a selection of books from a set of up-and-coming crime authors who are bringing fresh ideas and large helpings of innovation to the crime fiction genre. These include Scottish author Robbie Morrison’s second crime novel, a debut from…
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On the Radar: Take me to the bridge

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Stepping back into the mists of time to try and solve a mystery is a favourite topic for the Icelandic author Arnaldur Indridason and this is a popular branch of crime fiction for readers too, so it’s great to see the second book in his…
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On the Radar: There will be killing

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James R Benn is a master of mystery and historical crime writing so it’s fantastic to begin our column this week with a collection of his short stories that skip through time and crime all at once. We’ve also got Katherine Bradley’s much publicised Orwellian…
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On the Radar: Sally Diamond is forever

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Do you love off-kilter crime thrillers? Do you love cosy crime fiction? Do you love detective procedurals? Do you love espionage? Do you love psychological thrillers? If you answered yes to one or more of the above, then read on – because our weekly news…
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