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The Murder of Mr Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rozan

By Vicki Weisfeld

8 April, 2024

This light-hearted crime adventure is a book I’ve been looking forward to for some months for several good reasons. Although it is co-written with media executive John Shen Yen Nee, I was already a fan of SJ Rozan’s award-winning mysteries featuring New York City private…

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Razor Country by Nicholas Wagner

By Dave Bradley

2 April, 2024

Sometimes, a book takes you by surprise. In an age where cosy crime is having a resurgence and shop shelves creak with hybrid novels more romance than thriller, Razor Country comes along and punches you in the gut. This hardboiled collection of tales by author…

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The Pike Boys by Danny Cherry Jr

By Paul Burke

6 February, 2024

Meet the Pike Boys, heavy hitters in the New Orleans underworld. A step outside the law is the only way for dirt poor people to break out of poverty and make it in 1920s America – and when it comes to setting, what could be…

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Other Women by Emma Flint

By DeathBecomesHer

21 February, 2023

Little Deaths, Emma Flint’s much praised debut novel, was set in New York and inspired by a crime which happened back in the 1960s. She isn’t straying far from that path with Other Women, which is set in the 1920s and based on a murder…

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A Christmas Murder of Crows by DM Austin

By Erin Britton

28 September, 2022

There’s nothing better than a nice murder to warm the cockles at Christmastime. In fact, the fine tradition of festive homicide has given rise to such literary gems as Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot’s Christmas, Francis Duncan’s Murder for Christmas, J Jefferson Farjeon’s Mystery in White…

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The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee

By Paul Burke

1 December, 2021

The fifth Wyndham and Banerjee mystery is a delight to read because author Abir Mukherjee is such a wonderful storyteller. It’s a narrative that’s easy to get lost in. The 1920s colonial India setting is rich and colourful but also ripe with all the best…

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The Crystal Crypt by Fiona Veitch Smith

By Erin Britton

22 November, 2021

The Crystal Crypt marks the sixth investigative outing for reporter and amateur sleuth Poppy Denby. It’s a story that sees the sins of the past come back to haunt her, with former friends and foes resurfacing to destabilise her professional life at just the same…

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Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple by Gary Phillips

By RoughJustice

13 July, 2020

Los Angeles-based author Gary Phillips has been writing crime in a variety of styles and media for nearly 30 years. I can remember reading about his black PI, Ivan Monk, in books such as Violent Spring in the late 90s. He’s since branched out into…

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The Murder of Mr Ma by John Shen Yen Nee and SJ Rozan

Razor Country by Nicholas Wagner

The Pike Boys by Danny Cherry Jr

Other Women by Emma Flint

A Christmas Murder of Crows by DM Austin

The Shadows of Men by Abir Mukherjee

The Crystal Crypt by Fiona Veitch Smith

Matthew Henson and the Ice Temple by Gary Phillips

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