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Mushrooms can be deadly

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On the Radar — The latest novel from Finnish author Antti Tuomainen is arriving soon and this time the victim of the piece appears to be a man who has made millions growing mushrooms. An interesting conceit gets even more intriguing when you find out…
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The final fire

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On the Radar — It’s a poignant time for fans of Scandinavian crime fiction as, two years to the day after Henning Mankell’s death, his final book will see print in an English translation on 5 October. We lead off with After the Fire, also…
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The race is on

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On the Radar — Troubling as it may be, race is high up on the political agenda at the moment. Crime authors, being perceptive and instinctively focused on justice, are not sitting on the fence. This week our lead books present what looks like two…
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Big and Bloody Scotland

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Torches as mighty as claymores fired up the biggest Bloody Scotland crime writing festival to date, with an opening procession from the crag of Stirling Castle, just a hammer’s throw from the Wallace Monument and the site of the Battle of Bannockburn. Held from Friday…
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We've found The Missing Girls

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On the Radar — Yes, the latest book from English author Carol Wyer is here and it’s called The Missing Girls. Her first two have enthralled huge audiences as eBooks on Kindle and her detective DI Robyn Carter is finding her stride. There’s plenty more…
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Nancy Mitford plays Nancy Drew

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On the Radar — As our Classics in September 2017 event gets underway, it seems fitting to lead off with a story that takes a Golden Age approach to a murder mystery, and features the Mitford family – icons of the early- and mid-20th century….
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