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Santa's sack of new crime releases...

On the Radar — This is our last latest books news column for 2013, so let’s look at what Santa Claus has brought. We begin with an outing for Washington DC’s busiest psychological profiler, Alex Cross. Scottish author Malcolm Mackay rounds off his Glasgow Trilogy,…
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The Thirty-Nine Steps interactive

Digital books. Yes they’re inexpensive and they save trees, but when you’re reading one on an iPad or Android tablet, you’re only using a fraction of the computing power available. The Story Mechanics – in a joint venture with Faber and Faber and various other…
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New books from crime fiction's masters!

On the Radar — It’s something of a rarity to find seven – yes, SEVEN – new books by established masters of the genre hitting the shelves at around the same time. But this week, that’s just what we have. Seven of the biggest names…
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CIS: The Thirty-Nine Steps by John Buchan

First published in 1915, it’s hard to believe that The Thirty-Nine Steps is nearly 100 years old. It has formed the basis for a number of film adaptations – usually with the title shortened to The 39 Steps – including the British thriller directed by…
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Hit Me

Written by Lawrence Block — Hit Me is the fifth collection featuring Block’s stamp collecting professional hit man, Keller, and the author has been talking about a special, philatelic collector’s edition. That special run of 500 copies has been put together by Mysterious Press but…
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Interview: Russel D McLean

British PI fiction has undergone something of a renaissance of late, with a raft of new young writers taking on the classic American form and reworking it to reflect the social and economic landscape of the UK. Russel D McLean is definitely at the forefront…
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Free Lawrence Block story on Kindle

Today only you can download The Ehrengraf Defense by Lawrence Block free on Amazon for your Kindle. The award-winning author is embracing the digital age and re-releasing many of his classics including the Ehrengraf series, which stars his legal eagle character Martin H Ehrengraf. He’s…
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