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Free books in February

Well, under Labour we had the credit crunch, and since then we’ve had five years of austerity under the ConDem coalition. We know things have been tight, tight, tight in the wallet department for hard working lovers of crime fiction. So we’re going to help…
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Reykjavik Nights

Following the unresolved ending of Strange Shores, the final novel in his Erlendur series, Indridason transports us back in time to the beginning of the detective’s career. A prequel, if you will. Starting out as a traffic officer, patrolling the streets after dark, the darker…
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First look: Erlendur begins...

If you’re one of the many lovers of Scandinavian crime fiction who was sorry to hear that Strange Shores brought an end to Arnaldur Indridason’s Detective Erlendur series, this should cheer you up. For what you see in the image above is an early copy…
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CIS: Barry Forshaw's top 10 Nordic classics

Barry Forshaw is the UK’s leading expert on crime fiction. His books include Nordic Noir, British Crime Film and Death in a Cold Climate: A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction. Other work includes British Gothic Cinema, the award-winning British Crime Writing, The Rough Guide to…
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Who will be Next to Die?

On the Radar — From Manchester to Cadiz and from Glasgow to Reykjavik, our keen crime fiction radar is bleeping and blooping like crazy this week. We’ve got everything from pulp mysteries to brutal serial killer stories and even one or two extremely chilly cold…
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