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Creepy Crawly by Andrew Lowe

By DeathBecomesHer

9 June, 2025

Meet DI Jake Sawyer. He’s a tad different from your average British copper and as we first meet him he’s enduring a crowded train journey from London to Sheffield. As they speed through the flatlands of Bedfordshire, passengers are studiously ignoring a bit of a…

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Red Tide by Irma Venter

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

9 June, 2025

Translated by Karin Schimke — Renowned South African crime author Irma Venter plunges readers into the arid expanse of the Great Karoo where the little town of Carnavon harbours old grudges, secrets and an unsolved murder that took place three years back. The plot revolves…

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Red Water by Jurica Pavičic

By RoughJustice

5 June, 2025

Translated by Matt Robinson — During the 1990s when Yugoslavia split up, the region went through violent and cataclysmic changes. As communism collapsed, ethnic and political tensions led to conflict, with different nationalities fighting over once-shared territories. It was a tumultuous time and one might…

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FDR Drive by James Comey

By Paul Burke

3 June, 2025

The former director of the FBI turned author was sacked by Donald Trump in 2017 and was recently interviewed by the Secret Service in an ongoing feud with the man now back in the White House. Writing legal thrillers is probably a welcome escape from…

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Kill Them with Kindness by Will Carver

By Sharon Richardson

2 June, 2025

Will Carver’s latest book, Kill Them with Kindness, is a speculative thriller that will take you to totally unexpected places. As you’ll know if you’ve read books like Nothing Important Happened Today or Psychopaths Anonymous, this is an author who creates wildly original plots that…

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The Chemist by AA Dhand

By DeathBecomesHer

1 June, 2025

The Yorkshire city of Leeds has its fair share of leafy suburbs – but there’s little sign of them in AA Dhand’s latest novel, The Chemist. Instead, pharmacist Idris Khan plies his trade in Headingley, an area heavily populated with students, not too far from the…

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The Grown-Up by Saskia Noort

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

28 May, 2025

Translated by Jai van Essen — Readers of domestic noir will revel in Dutch writer Saskia Noort’s dark new thriller that unravels the psychological aftermath of a mother’s sudden disappearance. Set against the backdrop of Amsterdam, The Grown-Up combines the suspense of a missing persons…

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The Putney Bridge Killer by Biba Pearce

By DeathBecomesHer

22 May, 2025

Fans of the good ol’ police procedural enjoy nothing more than a nice, juicy series, which is why many followers of this sub-genre will already be familiar with author Biba Pearce and her creation, the London-based DCI Rob Miller. We are on book eight, after…

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Creepy Crawly by Andrew Lowe

Red Tide by Irma Venter

Red Water by Jurica Pavičic

FDR Drive by James Comey

Kill Them with Kindness by Will Carver

The Chemist by AA Dhand

The Grown-Up by Saskia Noort

The Putney Bridge Killer by Biba Pearce

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