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House of Correction by Nicci French

By DeathBecomesHer

9 September, 2020

Husband and wife writing team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French are probably best known for their series featuring London-based psychotherapist Frieda Klein, which reached its finale in 2018 with The Day of the Dead. Since then the pair has focussed on standalone crime novels and…

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Three Bodies by NR Brodie

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

7 September, 2020

Knucklebone, the first in the crime thriller series featuring detectives Reshma Patel and Ian Jack, was praised for its uniquely South African flavour and original writing. Three Bodies again proves that Nechama ‘NR’ Brodie is an up-and-coming crime writer to be reckoned with. Even though…

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The Pyramid by Henning Mankell – the real young Wallander

By nagaisayonara

4 September, 2020

Translated by Ebba Segerberg and Laurie Thompson — The Pyramid is Henning Mankell revisiting Wallander’s flawed past. In this collection of short stories, written over several years in the 1990s, Mankell fills in Wallander’s past, explains how he became the meticulous and dedicated detective we…

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The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves

By DeathBecomesHer

3 September, 2020

Can it really be 21 years since the first Vera Stanhope novel was published? There have been a further eight releases since The Crow Trap, and The Darkest Evening has been eagerly awaited by fans of this series. Many of those readers may have been…

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The Coral Bride by Roxanne Bouchard

By DeathBecomesHer

1 September, 2020

Translated by David Warriner — Can you remember the plot details of a book you read a couple of years ago? If you’re a crime fiction lover like me, you may tend to get through quite a few over the months. And they’re all so…

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Mortmain Hall by Martin Edwards

By Vicki Weisfeld

23 August, 2020

Right from the title, you know the stately Yorkshire family home Mortmain Hall will play a pivotal role in this classic mystery. The legal doctrine of mortmain, after all, refers to owners’ attempts to control the fate of their property after their death. As you…

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Oranges and Lemons by Christopher Fowler

By Catherine Turnbull

22 August, 2020

Nursery rhymes, as we all know, often have disturbing and violent messages. The old London rhyme Oranges and Lemons is no exception. When the speaker of the House of Commons Michael Claremont is badly injured under a delivery of citrus fruit near St Clement’s Church,…

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An Accidental Corpse by Helen A Harrison

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

21 August, 2020

On the night of 11 August 1956, less than a mile from his home in East Hampton, artist Jackson Pollock crashed his green, convertible Oldsmobile 88 into a tree. The 44-year-old Pollock and a female passenger were killed instantly. Ruth Kligman, Pollock’s mistress, survived the…

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House of Correction by Nicci French

Three Bodies by NR Brodie

The Pyramid by Henning Mankell – the real young Wallander

The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves

The Coral Bride by Roxanne Bouchard

Mortmain Hall by Martin Edwards

Oranges and Lemons by Christopher Fowler

An Accidental Corpse by Helen A Harrison

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