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A Song from Dead Lips by William Shaw

By Andre

15 September, 2014

Crime writers are occasionally given to complaining about how technology has made life harder when it comes to plotting. Many Golden Age authors would certainly have been scuppered by mobile phones or CCTV. So, in theory, the historical crime novel should make life simpler. However,…

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NTN: The Honey Guide by Richard Crompton

By Jeremy Megraw

5 November, 2013

Released on St Valentine’s Day this year, The Honey Guide is Richard Crompton’s debut and it’s been getting some love from authors like Ian Rankin. It’s an ideal and welcome arrival for New Talent November. It’s 2007, and in the run-up to Kenya’s national elections,…

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Solo by William Boyd

By Andre

8 October, 2013

Solo is the latest of the James Bond continuation novels, which far outnumber the original books but have never matched Ian Fleming for unflinching brutality, thrilling action sequences and an obsessive accretion of period detail relating to fine dining, men’s tailoring and posh booze. William…

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Deadly Harvest by Michael Stanley

By DeathBecomesHer

8 August, 2013

Through the auspices of Alexander McCall Smith and his wonderful creation Mma Precious Ramotswe of The No1 Ladies’ Detective Agency fame, I feel as if I’ve visited Botswana on many occasions. Now, thanks to Michael Stanley, I’m back there again, and it suddenly seems a…

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A Song from Dead Lips by William Shaw

NTN: The Honey Guide by Richard Crompton

Solo by William Boyd

Deadly Harvest by Michael Stanley

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