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On the Radar: Crystal skulls are Ace

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Pirate treasure in the Caribbean. It’s generally agreed in literature and filmmaking that this kind of booty is definitely worth killing for and that’s what seems to happen in our lead novel this week – a light and distracting new cosy from Cathy Ace. We’ve…
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On the Radar: A Highland escape

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1950s Scotland is our first destination this week, as our On the Radar column rounds up the latest new crime releases. Sara Sheridan’s latest promises an intriguing mystery which is softly toned and as such is a good break from a world full of tension…
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Cold-blooded crime fiction

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Despite what A Game of Thrones fans will tell you, crime fiction is really the genre you want for tales of fire and ice. Iceland is our epicentre this week, as we start our new books column off with Cold Malice, the latest from Quentin…
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Heartbreaks and Half-truths

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Edited by Judy Penz Sheluk — A memorable collection! If you like short crime fiction with the impact of a shiv’s thrust or the attention-grab of a loaded .38, this collection is right up your dark alley. Yes, there’s heartbreak, and those half-truths will get…
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On the Radar: Curator of death...

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That’s the thing with fictional serial killers, isn’t it? They want to apply their own strange notion of order on the world, and their victims are collateral damage – a necessary sacrifice, if you will – as they apply that vision. That seems to be…
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