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The Girls in the High-Heeled Shoes by Michael Kurland

By RoughJustice

23 February, 2016

This author is perhaps best known for his series of comic historical thrillers featuring that infamous criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty. You can read our review of the most recent book in that series, Who Thinks Evil, here. Recently, Titan Books republished another of his historical…

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Real Tigers by Mick Herron

By RoughJustice

21 February, 2016

With Nobody Walks, Mick Herron did something a little different to his previous efforts, though still within the espionage genre, albeit tangentially. Now he returns to the fictional world of his Slough House series and its slow horses. You may recall that Slough House is…

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The Quiet Ones by Betsy Really

By Andre

20 February, 2016

As Mark Billingham pointed out in an insightful essay a few years ago, the key to genuine suspense is to be found in character rather than relying on twists and cliffhangers. That ability to make readers empathise with a protagonist is part of the craft…

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La Frontera by Sam Hawken

By Keith Nixon

19 February, 2016

Sam Hawken’s The Dead Women of Juarez and Tequila Sunset set the ball rolling for this popular author who takes a look at the perils of life on both sides of the border between Mexico and Texas. We last reviewed Missing in 2014, but we missed the 2013…

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Kill Me Again by Rachel Abbott

By DeathBecomesHer

17 February, 2016

Lies. Even a teeny weeny white one can snowball into something of epic proportions if you’re not careful. But if everyone told the truth, where would crime fiction readers be? Or defence solicitors for that matter? Maggie Taylor is one of the latter, newly arrived…

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13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough

By DeathBecomesHer

15 February, 2016

Teenage girls are at best an unpredictable bunch. I’m speaking from experience as I was once one myself. So too was Sarah Pinborough, and that must be why she can so accurately get inside their crazy little heads. Tasha Howland is found lying in the icy…

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Signature Kill by David Levien

By DavidPrestidge

14 February, 2016

Frank Behr is a busted flush. He’s an ex-cop, ex-family man, and about to be an ex-private investigator. His case load is non existent, and he is existing on his already meagre savings. As the winter days shorten in Indianapolis, and Behr’s pessimism deepens, his…

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Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

By MarinaSofia

13 February, 2016

Translated by Alison Entrain — Sometimes, reading Crime Fiction Lover is like taking a trip around the world. We take you to Japan, to Finland, to South Africa and now… to Brazil. Raphael Montes’ debut novel caused some excitement in his native land, and it proves…

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The Girls in the High-Heeled Shoes by Michael Kurland

Real Tigers by Mick Herron

The Quiet Ones by Betsy Really

La Frontera by Sam Hawken

Kill Me Again by Rachel Abbott

Signature Kill by David Levien

Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

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