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Live from Lyon: Quais du Polar 2015 special report

By MarinaSofia

30 March, 2015

The weekend just gone saw one of the largest literary festivals in Europe take place in Lyon. Quais du Polar brought together 70,000 crime fiction fans, and nearly 100 authors from over 20 countries. Over 30,000 books were sold and signed on the spot – where else will…

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Kill Me, Darling by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins

By RoughJustice

27 March, 2015

As Mickey Spillane’s literary executor, Max Allan Collins has been doing a great job finding and completing manuscripts by the late author. In fact, this is the fourth such book we’ve reviewed, following on from Lady, Go Die!, Complex 90 and King of the Weeds….

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The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

By DeathBecomesHer

30 January, 2015

This book begins with a scenario eerily reminiscent of the classic Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train (written by the excellent Patricia Highsmith). A successful businessman meets a woman in an airport bar and the pair strike up a conversation which continues when they end up on the…

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Behind Closed Doors by Elizabeth Haynes

By nagaisayonara

23 January, 2015

Fifteen-year-old Scarlett Rainsford disappeared in 2003 while on a family holiday in Rhodes. Ten years later, she’s reappeared in her home town, a fictional place outside of London called Briarstone. It’s just like any decent-sized town in Western Europe, and poor Scarlett is working in…

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Raven: Top five books of 2014

By Raven

21 December, 2014

Looking back over my crime reading of 2014 and compiling my top five, it suddenly occurred to me that my fascination with American and Scandinavian crime has been usurped. This year my selection consists entirely of French and Italian novels, and to be honest there…

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Jeremy Megraw: Top five books of 2014

By Jeremy Megraw

13 December, 2014

Despite this year’s abundant crime fiction harvest, picking the five best books to enjoy with your eggnog was a relatively easy task for me. And with some of these titles, you may even go back for seconds. It seems like every year the market looks towards…

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Research by Philip Kerr

By MarinaSofia

5 December, 2014

We all like an occasional break from our usual reading fare, and perhaps writers of long-standing series also feel the need to break out from their shackles, no matter how successful. Philip Kerr is much loved for his subtle, meticulously researched Bernie Gunther series set…

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Killing for Keeps by Mari Hannah

By MarinaSofia

3 December, 2014

Since her first outing in The Murder Wall, the Kate Daniels series has gone from strength to strength and my personal favourite Deadly Deceit made my list of top five books of 2013. So, we had high expectations for this fifth outing for DCI Kate…

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Live from Lyon: Quais du Polar 2015 special report

Kill Me, Darling by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

Behind Closed Doors by Elizabeth Haynes

Raven: Top five books of 2014

Jeremy Megraw: Top five books of 2014

Research by Philip Kerr

Killing for Keeps by Mari Hannah

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