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Paper Cage by Tom Baragwanath

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

29 February, 2024

There’s truth to the adage write what you know. New Zealand author Tom Baragwanath follows this advice by setting his debut novel in Masterton, where he’s from, resulting in a strong and authentic sense of place. On the other end of the spectrum, he defies…

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The War Widow by Tara Moss

By Sharon Richardson

28 February, 2024

Billie Walker does not want to accept that she is a war widow, even though it has been a couple of years since she last saw her husband. Nor does she have any intention of working as a reporter for the society pages. She enjoyed…

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Dark Arena by Jack Beaumont

By Paul Burke

27 February, 2024

There seems to have been a spike in the number of ex-intelligence officers writing espionage novels recently – and they know what they’re talking about. Among them are David McCloskey and IS Berry in America, and James Wolff and Charles Beaumont in Britain. Dark Arena…

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Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French

By DeathBecomesHer

22 February, 2024

Ah, that well worn crime fiction trope, the dual timeline! What fun it is to skip back and forth across the decades, trying to keep the multiple story paths on point in an increasingly frazzled brain! Is it any wonder my heart sank upon seeing…

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The Rumor Game by Thomas Mullen

By RoughJustice

21 February, 2024

Thomas Mullen made his name with the Darktown novels, set in racism-riddled 1940s Atlanta. Last year, he changed tack with a near-future sci-fi thriller called Blind Spots. With The Rumor Game he returns to mid-century America with a historical thriller set in Cambridge, Massachusetts early…

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Murder and Mamon by Mia P Manansala

By Sharon Richardson

20 February, 2024

Murder and Mamon is the fourth book in the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery series by Mia P Manansala. It is a delightful culinary cosy mystery about Lila Macapagal, a baker and amateur detective. Lila is passionate about food, family and friends. Should anything happen to…

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Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita

By DeathBecomesHer

14 February, 2024

We’re back in the cold wastes of Alaska for Village in the Dark, Iris Yamashita’s follow up to her debut novel City Under One Roof, which got a five-star review on the site early last year. That story was set in the fictional town of…

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The Lover of No Fixed Abode by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini

By Paul Burke

8 February, 2024

Translated by Gregory Dowling — It’s surprising it has taken so long for The Lover of No Fixed Abode to appear in English. Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini were highly respected Italian journalists and authors whose novels were bestsellers across Europe, a partnership that began…

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Paper Cage by Tom Baragwanath

The War Widow by Tara Moss

Dark Arena by Jack Beaumont

Has Anyone Seen Charlotte Salter? by Nicci French

The Rumor Game by Thomas Mullen

Murder and Mamon by Mia P Manansala

Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita

The Lover of No Fixed Abode by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini

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