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On the Radar - Never in November

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Ken Follett is a name often associated with historical fiction but the Welsh author’s first major success was the wartime espionage thriller, Eye of the Needle, in 1978. It’s a tightly told psychological tale of deception on an isolated island. His return sees him move…
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On the Radar: The dark hours are coming...

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…or perhaps they’re here, as we wish everyone a happy Halloween and round up the latest crime releases, beginning with a much anticipated novel by Michael Connelly. Yes, Harry Bosch returns as a private detective in The Dark Hours, and he’ll be working with Connelly’s…
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On the Radar: It's a wild ride

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From a wild ride into the Outback to close, claustrophobic thrillers and twisting and turning mysteries, this week’s new crime novels give you plenty to choose from. We lead off this week with Australian crime author Gabriel Bergmoser’s second crime novel and it looks action…
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On the Radar: Ready for blast off

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What a week for the crime fiction genre. You could say it’s out of this world. For a start, the astronaut Chris Hadfield is launching his crime fiction debut and it sounds pretty intriguing. It’s a ‘what if…’ conspiracy story set around the abandoned Apollo…
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On the Radar: A drop of the black stuff

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Welcome back to our weekly news column where, today, historical crime fiction rules the roost. Leonora Nattrass’ Black Drop sounds intriguing and even more so when you find out what ‘black drop’ actually is. But if the late 18th century isn’t your thing, we’ve got…
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