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Resurrected

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Written by Steve Trotter – Surprisingly, despite all the violence that occurs in Steve Trotter’s Resurrected, it is hard to call it gritty. Trotter delivers the action in his self-published debut, but comes up short of delivering anything other than a shoot-’em-up. Those looking for…
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Blood Tears

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Written by Michael J Malone — For a small press Five Leaves Publications packs a big punch. Their crime imprint is home to works by British noir stalwarts like Russel D McLean, Charlie Williams and Ray Banks. So Michael Malone’s debut novel Blood Tears is…
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The Murder of Halland

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Written by Pia Juul — Bess and Halland live in a small town. They seem quietly content and middle-aged, and have been together for 10 years. Bess is a short story writer who left her husband and her daughter to be with Halland, and who…
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V is for Vengeance

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Written by Sue Grafton – V is for Vengeance is the 22nd of Sue Grafton’s very popular Kinsey Millhone novels. Millhone, a private investigator in fictional Santa Teresa (a stand-in for Santa Barbara), California, has entranced readers since Grafton wrote A is for Alibi in 1982. Time…
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The Gilded Edge

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Written by Danny Miller — Danny Miller’s 2011 debut, Kiss Me Quick, was a well-observed and thoroughly engaging period piece lifting the lid on the dark side of 1960s Brighton, with its mods and rockers tearing up the beach, porn barons, mafiosi and corrupt police….
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The Professionals

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Written by Owen Laukkanen — When a debut novel comes complete with plaudits from the likes of CJ Box and Jonathan Kellerman you have to open that sample on Amazon, and when the sample hits you like a solid backhand, you have to keep reading….
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Strindberg’s Star

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Written by Jan Wallentin – Back in October 2010, Swedish journalist turned author Jan Wallentin’s debut novel, Strindbergs stjärna, was released in his native Sweden. Fast forward nearly two years, and the rights to this fast-paced thriller have been picked up by publishing houses in…
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Black Flowers

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Written by Steve Mosby —  The sixth book from Mosby, Black Flowers came out last year and hit the longlist for the Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year. It’s gained an excellent reputation amongst readers who enjoy something darker and scarier in their crime fiction…
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