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Blood Mist by Mark Roberts

By DeathBecomesHer

11 February, 2016

Ever heard that definition of a newspaper: black and white and read all over? It’s a description that could equally apply to this tense and totally engrossing novel. Let’s tick off the elements. The white is the snow, which is near blizzard intensity when a…

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The Drifter by Nicholas Petrie audiobook

By Vicki Weisfeld

7 February, 2016

Narrated by Stephen Mendel — This exciting debut thriller pits US Marine lieutenant and veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars Peter Ash against a mysterious conspiracy involving psychologically damaged vets, some serious explosives, and $400,000 in cash. Ash isn’t without his own post-traumatic stress…

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Symbiosis by Guy Portman

By DavidPrestidge

6 February, 2016

Talulah and Taliah are twins. Their father is a decent fellow, but not the most imaginative of souls, while their mother is a woman from the Caribbean who wears her heart on her sleeve at all times. The twins are inseparable and, much to the…

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Quarry's Deal by Max Allan Collins

By Jeremy Megraw

6 February, 2016

Max Allan Collins, the writer of the original graphic novel The Road to Perdition that became the popular film, has been around for years. He’s written crime novels, comics and movie and TV novelisations. Batman, Dick Tracy, and the PI Nathan Heller series have all…

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As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley

By MarinaSofia

3 February, 2016

If you come to this book expecting something sombre about human frailty based on Shakespeare’s line, “Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney sweepers come to dust,” then you’re in the wrong place. This book is a charming recreation of the 1950s with a…

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The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths

By DavidPrestidge

31 January, 2016

Walsingham, deep in rural Norfolk, is a curious place. In Jim Kelly’s Death on Demand, for instance, its religious history attracts both serious Christian pilgrims and obscure extremists. Elly Griffiths uses this unusual setting as well, in her new novel The Woman in Blue. A…

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The Promise by Alison Bruce

By MarinaSofia

30 January, 2016

It’s been a bit of a wait for the sixth book in the Gary Goodhew series, so it was with a sigh of contentment that I settled down with the latest adventures of one of my favourite young detectives. I have to admit to having…

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The 8th Circle by Sarah Cain

By DeathBecomesHer

29 January, 2016

We keep hearing that journalists are a dying breed. If that’s so then Danny Ryan must be the most endangered of them. He might seem a strange choice – after all, this guy won the Pulitzer Prize and has his face emblazoned on buses all…

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Blood Mist by Mark Roberts

The Drifter by Nicholas Petrie audiobook

Symbiosis by Guy Portman

Quarry's Deal by Max Allan Collins

As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley

The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths

The Promise by Alison Bruce

The 8th Circle by Sarah Cain

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