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Back to the Dirt by Frank Bill

By Vicki Weisfeld

10 May, 2023

Imagine the full spectrum of crime, mystery and thriller stories. Over on the left you’d slot tidy Miss Marple and the cosies. But hang onto your hat now as we veer way off to the right where, literally at the other end of that spectrum,…

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When We Fall by Aoife Clifford

By DeathBecomesHer

10 May, 2023

It’s with great reluctance that Alex Tillerson is spending time in the strangely insular Australian coastal town of Merritt – and there are many reasons why she really doesn’t want to be there. For starters, the place brings back unhappy memories of childhood visits to…

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Sunset and Jericho by Sam Wiebe

By Sharon Richardson

10 May, 2023

Canadian author Sam Wiebe is known for his gritty, realistic Vancouver noir, especially the Dave Wakeland series about a former cop turned private investigator. Sunset and Jericho is the fourth book in the series however it can be read as a standalone. If you are…

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Something Bad Wrong by Eryk Pruitt

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

8 May, 2023

Screenwriter, filmmaker and bar owner Eryk Pruitt is no stranger to crime fiction that depicts the dark side of the American South, and has a growing reputation in rural noir storytelling. Something Bad Wrong is his third crime novel and was partly inspired by the…

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Cast a Cold Eye by Robbie Morrison

By Paul Burke

3 May, 2023

Some TV shows open a door for crime fiction, and surely the popularity of Peaky Blinders, though entirely fictional, reminds us that ganglands are as old as cities and didn’t arrive with the Krays in 1960s London. Scottish author Robbie Morrison’s 2021 debut crime novel,…

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Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

By RoughJustice

1 May, 2023

Subtitled A Sister Holiday Mystery, Scorched Grace is all about the crime-solving queer punk nun, Holiday Walsh. Originally from New York, she has found herself after a series of personal disasters as the music teacher at New Orleans’ Saint Sebastien’s Catholic School. Her chaotic life…

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Unnatural History by Jonathan Kellerman

By Dave Bradley

28 April, 2023

It feels like Kellerman crime novels come as regularly as the tides on Venice Beach. Psychologist Alex Delaware and LAPD lieutenant Milo Sturgis have been investigating deaths in the LA suburbs since the award-winning When The Bough Breaks, and now here is Unnatural History, the…

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The Forcing by Paul E Hardisty

By Sharon Richardson

27 April, 2023

Author Paul E Hardisty may have lived and worked all over the world, but his Canadian roots are showing in his latest book, The Forcing. It is an eco-thriller set in the not too distant future in the aftermath of two global pandemics. The world…

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Back to the Dirt by Frank Bill

When We Fall by Aoife Clifford

Sunset and Jericho by Sam Wiebe

Something Bad Wrong by Eryk Pruitt

Cast a Cold Eye by Robbie Morrison

Scorched Grace by Margot Douaihy

Unnatural History by Jonathan Kellerman

The Forcing by Paul E Hardisty

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