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Natchez Burning

By DavidPrestidge

19 January, 2015

This is a giant of a book in length, moral stature, and the sheer intensity of the writing. Penn Cage is a lawyer-turned-politician in Natchez, Mississipi – a small town with a big history. As the ghosts of the paddle steamers chug silently by on the…

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My Soul to Take by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

By crimefictionlover

12 December, 2014

Translated by Bernard Scudder and Anna Yates — Yes, it’s a little strange for us to review a book first released in English in 2010, but I read it to coincide with Iceland Noir where it was the focus of a tour, led by the…

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Interview: Lesley Thomson

By Keith Nixon

6 December, 2014

Lesley Thomson burst onto the literary scene with her breakthrough novel, A Kind of Vanishing, which won the People’s Book prize in 2010. She has since gone on to write two novels featuring accidental detective Stella Darnell – The Detective’s Daughter and Ghost Girl. Set…

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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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NTN: The Murder of Patience Brooke by JC Briggs

By spriteby

30 November, 2014

Jean Briggs first came up with the idea for her Dickens and Jones series back in 2012, during the celebrations to mark the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Dickens. Dickens wrote numerous articles on the police during his lifetime, and created two detectives…

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Silent night, deadly night

By DavidPrestidge

27 November, 2014

On the Radar — The strap line for our first book – written by the appropriately named Jim Gallows – says it all this week. There will be no cessation of hostilities between the killers out there and the cops who chase them this Christmas….

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Iceland Noir: Journey to the glacier with Yrsa Sigurdardottir

By crimefictionlover

24 November, 2014

Unlike some literary conferences, Iceland Noir (21-23 Nov 2014) went to pains to go beyond the panel discussions, interviews and networking sessions the publishing world is used to. Yes, there were fine dinners, and there was a chilly crime walk with author readings in the…

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The Early Cases of Akechi Kogoro by Edogawa Rampo

By nagaisayonara

22 November, 2014

Translated by William Varteresian — Edogawa Rampo was the pen name of Taro Hirai, a Japanese author active from 1923 until his death in 1965. He is known as the father of Japanese detective fiction and his work – particularly his early writing – proved that…

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Natchez Burning

My Soul to Take by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Interview: Lesley Thomson

Research by Philip Kerr

NTN: The Murder of Patience Brooke by JC Briggs

Silent night, deadly night

Iceland Noir: Journey to the glacier with Yrsa Sigurdardottir

The Early Cases of Akechi Kogoro by Edogawa Rampo

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