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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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One of Us

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Written by Iain Rowan — Iain Rowan has earned something of a cult following for his short fiction and after publishing two excellent collections he has finally released a full length novel. One of Us began life as an entry to the Crime Writer Associations’…
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Lullaby

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Written by Ace Atkins — For fans of hardboiled private eye fiction, Robert B Parker is an iconic name. Parker was a lifelong admirer of hardboiled crime fiction who wrote his PhD dissertation about Hammett, Chandler and Macdonald. In 1973, Parker published The Godwulf Manuscript. It…
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Aunt Dimity and the Village Witch

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Written by Nancy Atherton — Aunt Dimity first arrived on our bookshelves nearly 20 years ago with its main protagonist Lori Shepherd and her ghostly sidekick Dimity Westwood – aka Aunt Dimity – embarking on a series of mysteries. The Village Witch is the 17th…
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Fatal Tango

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Written by Wolfram Fleischhauer — Fatal Tango is an unusual kind of thriller: a mix of love story, family drama, travelogue, political thriller and suspense. It opens innocently enough with the story of Giulietta Battin, a 19-year-old German ballet dancer who is curious to find…
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Lady, Go Die! A Mike Hammer Novel

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Written by Max Allan Collins and Mickey Spillane — I, the Jury, the first Mike Hammer novel, was published in hardcover in 1947. Initially sales were modest but the paperback edition became an incredible success. By that time, the private eye genre was well established…
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Blackbirds

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Written by Chuck Wendig — One of the great things about crime fiction is how varied it is. Golden age cosies sit alongside modern thrillers. European police procedurals and American private eye novels fight for space on the shelves of your local book store. The…
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Mystery in Prior's Ford

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Written By Evelyn Hood — The Scottish village of Prior’s Ford in Dumfries and Galloway has been through quite a lot in recent years. Feuds, scandals, and poison pen letters, but now the angel of death is circling and his target’s exit into the hereafter…
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