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Castle in the Air by Donald E Westlake

By RoughJustice

30 March, 2021

Once again, Hard Case Crime has dug deep to unearth another forgotten book by the MWA Grand Master Westlake. At some point the well will run dry but there is so much enjoyment to be had from reading this caper that we must wish publishers…

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The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard

By crimefictionlover

26 March, 2021

Crime fiction protagonists don’t need to blow the doors off like Jack Reacher, or come with brilliant minds and complex issues like just about half the detectives you can name. As Robert Goddard proves with The Fine Art of Invisible Detection, they can be utterly…

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The Source by Sarah Sultoon

By DeathBecomesHer

23 March, 2021

Former CNN journalist Sarah Sultoon has won awards for covering major stories across the globe. But in her first foray into crime fiction writing she sticks closer to home, with a tale centred firmly in the British establishment that’s set in the late 20th century…

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The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

By Vicki Weisfeld

22 March, 2021

Kate Quinn’s engrossing new espionage thriller takes place in two time periods. Most of it happens in December 1939, when three young women converge on Bletchley Park. They’ve been recruited for jobs that haven’t been well-defined—though we readers know the challenges they’ll face—and arrive displaying…

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Like Flies from Afar by K Ferrari

By RoughJustice

18 March, 2021

Translated by Adrian Nathan West — It’s difficult to know where to begin when discussing this short novel from Argentina. Is it a sharp piece of pulp exploitation? It is certainly full of sex, drugs and violence, and the quotes at the beginning from David…

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The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

13 March, 2021

High up in the Swiss Alps perches Le Sommet, a luxury hotel which used to be a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. In the late-19th and early-20th centuries Switzerland had numerous sanatoria where people with long-term illnesses were sent to recover in the clean, crisp mountain…

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A Prince and a Spy by Rory Clements

By Catherine Turnbull

10 March, 2021

At the centre of the intrigue in each of Rory Clements’ World War II espionage novels sit true historical events. Cambridge history professor Tom Wilde’s task is to step in and save the world from the iron glove of Nazi tyranny. One false move and…

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The Mercenary by Paul Vidich

By Rafe McGregor

10 March, 2021

The Mercenary is the fourth novel in Paul Vidich’s Cold War espionage series featuring CIA officer George Mueller, which began with An Honorable Man in 2016. Vidich appears to be following the lead of his illustrious predecessor in that, like John le Carré’s George Smiley,…

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Castle in the Air by Donald E Westlake

The Fine Art of Invisible Detection by Robert Goddard

The Source by Sarah Sultoon

The Rose Code by Kate Quinn

Like Flies from Afar by K Ferrari

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

A Prince and a Spy by Rory Clements

The Mercenary by Paul Vidich

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