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The silver age of crime

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On the Radar — Sometimes we’ve got to stay on our toes as we report on the latest crime fiction releases. The press copy of Silver by Chris Hammer went around with an on sale date of 9 January attached, but we ran our routine…
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We dare you...

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On the Radar — Yes, we dare you to peruse this deadly selection of crime novels landing on the shelves soon. We’re leading off with The Dare by Carol Wyer, for lovers of British crime fiction. But we’ve also got some new espionage from Chris…
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Take me back to Oz

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On the Radar — With Mystery Road and Goldstone airing on BBC Four and awards for books like Jane Harper’s The Dry, we’re hit again this week with more Aussie noir as Harper releases her new standalone novel. From the dusty Outback to the Yorkshire…
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Do you believe?

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On the Radar — There’s a bit of a religious theme emerging among some of the books in this week’s new crime fiction report. In Martyn Waites’ latest, ancient Celtic beliefs come to the fore, while we could probably make a convent-ional joke about nuns…
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The race is on

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On the Radar — Troubling as it may be, race is high up on the political agenda at the moment. Crime authors, being perceptive and instinctively focused on justice, are not sitting on the fence. This week our lead books present what looks like two…
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