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Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

23 September, 2021

From the founder and publisher of Cemetery Dance Magazine, a publication specialising in horror and suspense, comes a spine-chilling story about a serial killer terrorising a small town in the state of Maryland. A metafictional retelling of events that took place in 1988, Chasing the…

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The Summoning by JP Smith

By Vicki Weisfeld

22 September, 2021

If you like your thrillers to have just a touch of the supernatural then you’ll appreciate what author JP Smith has accomplished in his new psychological thriller, The Summoning. In the nearly 18 years since her husband died on 9/11, Manhattan resident Kit Capriol has…

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The Strangers of Braamfontein by Onyeka Nwelue

By Paul Burke

22 September, 2021

The Strangers of Braamfontein is one of those crime novels that hits you in the gut and before you can recover another powerful blow is delivered. It’s a story of corruption, gangland violence, sex trafficking, modern slavery and murder. All of this is seen from…

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Meadowlark by Greg Ruth and Ethan Hawke

By Paul Burke

20 September, 2021

Ethan Hawke has over 50 films to his name and he’s written three adult novels, all bestsellers. Meadowlark is his second graphic novel in collaboration with illustrator and writer, Greg Ruth, following Indeh in 2016, and it’s rather good. Aimed at older teens, this coming-of-age…

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Cold as Hell by Lilja Sigardardóttir

By Paul Burke

16 September, 2021

Translated by Quentin Bates — Multi-award winning Icelandic author and playwright Lilja Sigardardóttir really grabbed our attention with her Reykjavik Noir trilogy. Snare, Trap and Cage are perfectly encapsulated noir stories about ordinary people caught up in the underbelly of Icelandic society. Yet when you…

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The Turnout by Megan Abbott

By DeathBecomesHer

15 September, 2021

The last book I read with a ballet theme was Noel Streatfeild’s Ballet Shoes. At the time, it inspired me to dream of wearing a tutu and pointe shoes and learning to dance. If I’d read The Turnout first, I think I’d have wanted to…

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Her Sister's Shadow by Catherine Wimpeney

By Vicki Weisfeld

14 September, 2021

Catherine Wimpeney’s debut thriller draws on her experiences and insights as a psychotherapist to create a nuanced portrait of a woman with profound and initially unappreciated mental health challenges. Kay is a senior investigating officer in the Manchester police who is a bit uneasy with…

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Death Threats and Other Stories by Georges Simenon

By Paul Burke

12 September, 2021

Translated by Roz Schwartz — This anthology of five Maigret stories, three of which appear for the first time in English, completes the Penguin Classics Maigret collection. It’s a project that began on 7 November 2013, and each month since then – more or less…

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Chasing the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

The Summoning by JP Smith

The Strangers of Braamfontein by Onyeka Nwelue

Meadowlark by Greg Ruth and Ethan Hawke

Cold as Hell by Lilja Sigardardóttir

The Turnout by Megan Abbott

Her Sister's Shadow by Catherine Wimpeney

Death Threats and Other Stories by Georges Simenon

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