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Down Among the Dead Men by Ed Chatterton

By DeathBecomesHer

1 December, 2013

He has had a long and successful career as a children’s writer under the name Martin Chatterton, but Ed Chatterton is a relative newbie to the crime fiction genre. Down Among The Dead Men is his second crime novel, and it once again features DCI…

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Morning Frost by James Henry

By DavidPrestidge

30 November, 2013

This is the third in a series of prequels featuring a younger William ‘Jack’ Frost. The author of the original Frost series, RD Wingfield, died in 2007 but in 2011 James Henry (a pseudonym for James Gurbutt and Henry Sutton) wrote First Frost and followed…

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NTN: Dead Gone by Luca Veste

By crimefictionlover

29 November, 2013

Luca Veste was one of the first writers to contribute to Crime Fiction Lover, under the pseudonym GuiltyConscience. I can remember how happy he was when I told him one day that he was ‘a crime fiction machine’. I said it on account of all…

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The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

By DeathBecomesHer

25 November, 2013

Although it was first released in the UK last summer, so many readers have recommended this book that we had to bring you a full review. The Beautiful Mystery takes us to a remote monastery on an island in Quebec, 24 monks live in splendid…

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The Real Thing by Marne Davis Kellogg

By MarinaSofia

24 November, 2013

Marne Davis Kellogg is a prolific writer of crime with jet-setting locations and The Real Thing is the fifth in her Kick Keswick series. Kick is the world’s most notorious jewelry thief, now retired and happily married to semi-retired former Scotland Yard detective Sir Thomas…

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Grave Descend by Michael Crichton

By RoughJustice

23 November, 2013

Written as John Lange — Before his death in 2008, Michael Crichton had an enormous influence on popular culture including scripting Jurassic Park and Twister, and helping create the enormously popular medical drama ER. However, before he established a knack for weaving popular science in…

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NTN: The Stone Boy by Sophie Loubière

By Andre

22 November, 2013

Translated by Nora Mahony — Sophie Loubière won the Prix Lion Noir in France with this tricksy yet subtle psychological thriller. She has written several books but The Stone Boy is the first to be translated into English, so we’re claiming her for New Talent…

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The Greenland Breach by Bernard Besson

By MarinaSofia

22 November, 2013

Translated by Julie Rose — You can count on Bernard Besson, former senior chief of staff for the French intelligence services, to be topical and well-informed. His thrillers are always leading edge in terms of subject matter and spyware methodology. After addressing topics such as…

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Down Among the Dead Men by Ed Chatterton

Morning Frost by James Henry

NTN: Dead Gone by Luca Veste

The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny

The Real Thing by Marne Davis Kellogg

Grave Descend by Michael Crichton

NTN: The Stone Boy by Sophie Loubière

The Greenland Breach by Bernard Besson

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