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Pulp Ink 2

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Edited by Nigel Bird and Chris Rhatigan – Pulp fiction (as a genre, not the movie) is intimately linked with the development of crime fiction, especially American crime fiction, over the past century. Dashiell Hammett, Horace McCoy, Raymond Chandler, Paul Cain and others pecked out…
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Frame Up

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Written by James Phoenix – If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, it’s a shame Robert B Parker is no longer around. If he was, he’d be mighty flattered by recent crime fiction. Ace Atkins recently took over the Spenser series, and Atkins’ Lullaby…
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Lady of the Shades

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Written by Darren Shan — You’ve got to take your hat off to Darren Shan. His horror/fantasy books for teens are getting boys to read books, even in this age of Xbox, Facebook and Lethal Bizzle. Lady of the Shades, however, is a crime story…
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Mockingbird

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Written by Chuck Wendig — Mockingbird is the eagerly awaited sequel to Blackbirds and has cover art to match. If you’ve read that book, or our review of it, then you’ll know that it blended the fantasy/horror and crime genres to create a fast-paced thriller…
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Off the Grid/Two Evils

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Written by PJ Tracy — Back in 2003, the mother-daughter writing team PJ Tracy appeared with Monkeewrench, published as Want to Play? in the UK. This innovative crime thriller introduced the world to Grace MacBride and the computer programming team at the software developer Monkeewrench….
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Bones Are Forever

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Written by Kathy Reichs — Forensic anthropologist Dr Kathy Reichs knows all there is to know about crime scenes. Thankfully, as an author, she is top of her game too. Reichs’ books always hit the heights of the best seller lists – and on the…
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The Last Kind Words

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Written by Tom Piccirilli — The buzz about this book has been building in my household throughout the summer. I’ve read a lot of what Tom Piccirilli has written – hardboiled or horror – and rarely been disappointed. When Crime Fiction Lover favourites like Lee…
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