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On the Radar: A crime fiction gold rush

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Here in our new books report this week there’s a fine seam of great reading. Crime fiction gold, you could say. And one of the books literally involves the Yukon gold rush of the late 19th century. We’ve got award-winning American crime author SA Cosby’s…
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On the Radar: The shadow of war

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The World War II period – heaven forbid we should ever return to a similar situation – is ripe with inspiration for crime authors. Equally, readers love slipping back to a time now just beyond our own reckoning. Look what fruits it bore for authors…
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On the Radar: Catch a lizard by the tale

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Thank you for tuning in once again! This week we’ve got five new crime novels for you – thrillers, mysteries, historical crime fiction and classic capers. But we’ll get things going with something dark and dangerous as veteran noir author Domenic Stansberry returns to delight…
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On the Radar: Look on the light side

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When it’s all doom and gloom, it’s good to know that some crime novels – despite the subject matter – are written to raise a smile or two. So we get underway this week with a caper about old ladies icing their husbands, and another…
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The return of Wallander

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Kurt Wallander – Sweden’s number one fictional detective – is set to return to television screens around the world in three feature-length adaptations of Henning Mankell’s original novels. Described as a reimagining of the iconic detective, the new series will star Gustaf Skarsgård – previously Floki…
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On the Radar: Time for revenge

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Easter weekend might not be the most fitting time to talk about retribution. But Emma Stonex, the author of The Lamplighters, is back with a tale of vengeance with a twist. The Sunshine Man is the first of five novels we’ve got for you this…
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