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Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman

By Andre

8 April, 2015

This debut novel introduces Henry Farrell, a policeman in Wild Thyme, Pennsylvania. Despite the name of the township, the job should have been a quiet life with plenty of hunting and fishing for a man who is old beyond his years. A widower and former…

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The Corpse Role by Keith Nixon

By DeathBecomesHer

6 April, 2015

The Corpse Role is the latest novel from our very own contributor Keith Nixon, as the author follows up his quirky Brit grit novel The Fix with his first police procedural. The central character is DI Charlotte Granger, a tough, no-nonsense Kent police officer who…

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A Song of Shadows by John Connolly

By DavidPrestidge

5 April, 2015

Portland, Maine. PI Charlie Parker has narrowly survived a savage shotgun and pistol attack. After technically dying three times in the hours after the assault, he is now recuperating in a house in the isolated village of Boreas. Watching from a distance – and posing…

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Woman of the Dead by Bernhard Aichner

By RoughJustice

3 April, 2015

Translated by Anthea Bell — Placing the reader in a moral dilemma by asking them to empathise with a transgressive protagonist is something crime fiction has always done particularly well. As readers, we are asked to empathise with every type of criminal, from small time…

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Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbo

By crimefictionlover

2 April, 2015

Translated by Neil Smith — Ever since the ambiguous ending of Police in 2013, Jo Nesbo’s fans have been waiting. Waiting, and wondering if there will be another Harry Hole thriller. The wait continues but in the meantime the Norwegian author, and flag bearer for Scandinavian…

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The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr

By DavidPrestidge

1 April, 2015

The German policeman Bernie Gunther returns for his 10th outing. Fans of the series will know that the books are not in a chronological sequence and that Kerr has positioned Gunther as a man who served in World War I and II, and survived long…

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Into the Night by Jake Woodhouse

By DavidPrestidge

29 March, 2015

When a corpse is found, minus its head and with both hands blowtorched to a crisp, Amsterdam cop Inspector Jaap Rykel realises he has something unusual to deal with. Even more disturbing is that the man’s mobile phone contains pictures of Rykel and his houseboat…

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Hush Hush by Laura Lippman

By Andre

28 March, 2015

If you hadn’t been paying attention, it would be easy enough to miss the fact that Laura Lippman has written a series featuring private detective Tess Monaghan since the late 90s. In recent years, Lippman’s perhaps been better known for her standalone novels, including After…

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Dry Bones in the Valley by Tom Bouman

The Corpse Role by Keith Nixon

A Song of Shadows by John Connolly

Woman of the Dead by Bernhard Aichner

Blood on Snow by Jo Nesbo

The Lady from Zagreb by Philip Kerr

Into the Night by Jake Woodhouse

Hush Hush by Laura Lippman

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