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Uncle Dust by Rob Pierce

By Keith Nixon

28 January, 2015

Dustin doesn’t hold down an ordinary job – he robs banks to pay the bills. It’s a compulsive cycle with him. Generate some dollars, spend them, steal some more. When we meet Dust he is between jobs, working his way through a suitcase of cash. He’s living with…

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My Bloody Valentine by Alastair Gunn

By DavidPrestidge

26 January, 2015

Antonia Hawkins is an acting detective chief inspector, or ADCI. She is ambitious, but her attempts to remove the ‘A’ from her rank have taken a major hit because her previous case ended with her being stabbed and slashed within an inch of her life….

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Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinley

By crimefictionlover

25 January, 2015

Originally, Adrian McKinty’s Sean Duffy series was meant to be a trilogy, so the appearance of Gun Street Girl is great news for fans. It’s the fourth book set in 1980s Belfast and featuring the Catholic detective who’s reached the rank of Detective Inspector in the…

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Behind Closed Doors by Elizabeth Haynes

By nagaisayonara

23 January, 2015

Fifteen-year-old Scarlett Rainsford disappeared in 2003 while on a family holiday in Rhodes. Ten years later, she’s reappeared in her home town, a fictional place outside of London called Briarstone. It’s just like any decent-sized town in Western Europe, and poor Scarlett is working in…

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The Ice Twins by SK Tremayne

By DeathBecomesHer

22 January, 2015

Angus and Sarah Moorcroft are living an enviable life. Angus is an architect, Sarah a freelance journalist and the couple live in a fashionable part of London. The picture is completed by identical twin daughters, Kirstie and Lydia. Born on the coldest day of the…

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Dark Briggate Blues by Chris Nickson

By RoughJustice

21 January, 2015

With his in-depth knowledge of Leeds and its history, and a love for writing novels set in various past eras, Chris Nickson is making quite a name for himself in crime circles. Both Gods of Gold (Victorian) and The Constant Lovers (1730s) were well received by our reviewers. Will…

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Dark Country by Darren E Laws

By DavidPrestidge

19 January, 2015

With the eloquent subtitle Songs of Love and Murder, this is the follow up to Laws’ 2008 novel, Turtle Island. The central character once again is FBI agent Georgina O’Neil, but we find her in a bad place. Having been on the verge of losing…

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It's Only Death by Lee Thompson

By RoughJustice

18 January, 2015

The author’s debut crime novel, A Beautiful Madness, ended up making it into my top five books of 2014. Despite only getting four stars at review, the masterful noir styling, a remarkable killer, and best of all the skilful unpeeling of a family’s secrets kept…

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Uncle Dust by Rob Pierce

My Bloody Valentine by Alastair Gunn

Gun Street Girl by Adrian McKinley

Behind Closed Doors by Elizabeth Haynes

The Ice Twins by SK Tremayne

Dark Briggate Blues by Chris Nickson

Dark Country by Darren E Laws

It's Only Death by Lee Thompson

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