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Crime fiction for the autumn

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On the Radar — The leaves are turning orange, gold and red, the wind is blowing cold, and the sun is falling from the sky. As autumn takes hold, we’ve got five suitably atmospheric books to get you through the lengthening nights. We’ll start with…
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Historical Noir

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Written by Barry Forshaw — The pocket essential guide to fiction, film and TV in the sub-genre of historical noir from one of the crime genre’s leading experts does exactly what it says on the tin. Despite this compendium being small enough to fit in your…
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Bad memories, good books

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On the Radar — This week our new books column brings you the latest in David Baldacci’s Amos Decker series, a non-fiction survey of the best historical crime fiction by expert Barry Forshaw, plus a trip to Italy. We’ve also got a good selection of…
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Road trip! The best of American Noir

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Few people know quite as much about crime fiction as the British author and journalist Barry Forshaw. He’s read more books, interviewed more writers, and written more articles on the topic than just about anyone we know. Futhermore, he’s been working on a series of…
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Domestic noir discussed at Piccadilly

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The Piccadilly branch of Waterstones in central London was last night the scene of a dramatic and intriguing discussion on crime fiction’s celebrated new sub-genre: domestic noir. Ringmaster at the proceedings was crime expert Barry Forshaw, who tamed a threesome of talented authors including Laura…
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