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Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly

By DeathBecomesHer

16 November, 2023

Two men, connected by blood but at very different stages of life, are the unbroken thread that runs through Michael Connelly’s latest novel, Resurrection Walk. We’re talking half-brothers Hieronymus ‘Harry’ Bosch and Mickey Haller, the Lincoln Lawyer, of course. Fans of this author’s books (or…

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Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night by Sophie Hannah

By Erin Britton

15 November, 2023

Is there any better gift for mystery fans than the return of the Christie for Christmas? Of course, Dame Agatha herself can’t be expected to visit from the great beyond with a fresh manuscript in hand but Sophie Hannah has donned her literary Santa suit…

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Noir Burlesque by Enrico Marini

By Paul Burke

14 November, 2023

Translated by Dan Christensen — Italian writer and illustrator Enrico Marini moves further towards the dark side with his latest graphic novel, Noir Burlesque. It’s five years or so since he released Batman: The Dark Prince Charming, and his latest work is an overt homage…

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Gideon Resurrection by Grant Rosenberg

By Vicki Weisfeld

9 November, 2023

Grant Rosenberg’s new crime thriller, second in a trilogy, is the very definition of a book opening in medias res – in the middle of things or, as my writing coach used to say, ‘pot already boiling.’ You are not at a disadvantage if you…

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Past Lying by Val McDermid

By Vicki Weisfeld

8 November, 2023

Publication of a new police procedural featuring Val McDermid’s intrepid Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie is something to get excited about. The streets of Edinburgh have never been so ominous – or empty – as when this story takes place in April 2020, at the…

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Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas by Vicki Delany

By Erin Britton

7 November, 2023

Vicki Delany’s Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas offers a welcome return to the charmingly festive yet murder-stricken town of Rudolph, New York, where Christmas spirit runs high and malice simmers beneath the surface. The sixth instalment in the Year-Round Christmas Mystery series, it’s a…

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The Sixth Lie by Sarah Ward

By DeathBecomesHer

6 November, 2023

Settings can be familiar, like an old friend, but there’s an extra frisson thrown into the mix when a book is rooted in a place that’s unknown. Doesn’t matter whether the location is exotic or more run of the mill, if the author knows their…

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The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett

By Erin Britton

25 October, 2023

It’s early December 2022 and the Fairway Players are rehearsing for their latest command performance: a one-night-only production of Jack and the Beanstalk in aid of the local church’s roof repair fund. The parts have been cast, the props procured and the set staged, and…

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Resurrection Walk by Michael Connelly

Hercule Poirot’s Silent Night by Sophie Hannah

Noir Burlesque by Enrico Marini

Gideon Resurrection by Grant Rosenberg

Past Lying by Val McDermid

Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas by Vicki Delany

The Sixth Lie by Sarah Ward

The Christmas Appeal by Janice Hallett

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