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Unforgiving

By DavidPrestidge

18 September, 2015

Written by Nick Oldham — Detective Superintendent Henry Christie returns in another episode of his career fighting outlaws on England’s wild North-West frontier in Lancashire, including Blackpool, Preston and the surrounding areas. Unforgiving is a police procedural, but if that bestows any sense of dryness,…

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The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes by Lawrence Block

By crimefictionlover

15 September, 2015

You know what you’re in for within the first few pages with this pulp detective story set in Florida. Block begins the book with his main character, Doak Miller, performing anal sex with the estate agent who’s recently sold him a house in Gallatin County….

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The Drowning Ground by James Marrison

By Keith Nixon

15 September, 2015

When the body of a local farmer is found on the peak of a hill with a pitchfork rammed through his neck Detective Chief Inspector Guillermo Downes is called in. The deceased is Frank Hurst and well known to Downes. Ten years previously Downes investigated…

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Murder House: Part 3 by James Patterson and David Ellis

By Andre

14 September, 2015

Even though it’s a week between installments of Murder House, it’s easy enough to get back into this serial thriller following part one and part two earlier this month (both reviewed on CFL). Although the prose is merely serviceable it does have an immediacy thanks…

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Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz

By Andre

13 September, 2015

Having interviewed Anthony Horowitz elsewhere and learned of his passion for the works of Ian Fleming – as well as glimpsing his collection of first editions – he seemed to me the perfect candidate to write an official James Bond continuation novel. In recent years…

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With Our Blessing by Jo Spain

By DeathBecomesHer

13 September, 2015

Ireland’s Magdalene Laundries, and the abuse that occurred inside them, has been well documented over recent years. Now it serves the background for the debut novel by journalist Jo Spain. It is a subject close to the author’s heart as her father was born in…

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Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand

By Andre

11 September, 2015

Having received 5-star reviews on CFL for her crime novels featuring rock photographer and noir anti-hero Cass Neary, a new release from US author Elizabeth Hand is always worth investigating. Wylding Hall also features photography as part of its plot, while music is integral to…

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Preserve the Dead by Brian McGilloway

By Keith Nixon

9 September, 2015

Detective Sergeant Lucy Black of the Derry police force leads a full and complex life. Her father is suffering the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and has been badly beaten by another inmate at the secure unit he’s currently in. But before she can complain…

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Unforgiving

The Girl with the Deep Blue Eyes by Lawrence Block

The Drowning Ground by James Marrison

Murder House: Part 3 by James Patterson and David Ellis

Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz

With Our Blessing by Jo Spain

Wylding Hall by Elizabeth Hand

Preserve the Dead by Brian McGilloway

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