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The Barcelona Brothers

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Written by Carlos Zanón — Ah, Barcelona, the city of Gaudi and Miro. A centre of Catalan culture and creativity both on canvas and on the football pitch. Well, that’s not quite the case in The Barcelona Brothers, the first of Carlos Zanon’s books to…
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Rush of Blood

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Written by Mark Billingham — Florida. The budget beach resort of Pelican Palms. Three couples from suburban London become acquainted while taking an Easter break. Amidst the Pina Coladas, oversized meal portions and sunburn, and on the eve of their departure, the teenage daughter of…
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Interview: Alison Bruce

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Before stunning us with her DC Gary Goodhew series of crime fiction novels, Alison Bruce used to write history books such as Cambridgeshire Murders and Billington: Victorian Executioner. A touch macabre perhaps, but also a perfect source of inspiration for her later creations. Her most…
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Like a Bat out of Harrogate

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On the radar – The cream of crime fiction literati have drifted home from Harrogate but our radar this week has certainly been picking up some residual energy from the Yorkshire town’s Crime Fiction Festival last weekend. Kicking things off is this year’s festival programming…
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The First Cut

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Written by Ali Knight –- Last autumn, Ali Knight made her crime fiction debut with Wink Murder, a psychological thriller that earned her The Independent Best Commercial Read 2011. Now she’s back with her second novel – The First Cut. Whilst on holiday with friends,…
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Night Watch

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Written by Linda Fairstein — This is the latest outing for Alexandra Cooper, the smart and beautiful New York prosecutor responsible for dealing with sex crimes. She is enjoying a break in the south of France with her French restaurateur boyfriend, Luc Rouget, when a gourmet…
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Interview: DA Serra

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Deborah Serra’s brand new thriller Primal has the confident voice, relentless pace and cinematic quality few would associate with a debut novel – until you find out that the author has been a successful screenwriter for many years. A family camping trip in Minnesota’s woods…
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Morgue drawers and murder...

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On the radar — England, Germany and, yes, Scandinavia! This week our selection of new and forthcoming crime fiction definitely has a Northern European, Teutonic accent to it. So bring on the mead and ale, or… erm… put the kettle on, because we’ve got some…
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