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Spriteby: Top five books of 2014

By spriteby

23 December, 2014

If anything I’ve been spoilt with the selection of books I’ve been able to read this year. Strangely for me, I’ve not read any Nordic noir. My diet has in the main consisted of historical crime fiction and some pretty terrific home-grown talent, making my…

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Dandy Gilver & A Deadly Measure of Brimstone by Catriona McPherson

By spriteby

8 April, 2014

The Dandy Gilver series first entered the historical crime arena back in July 2005 with After the Armistice. The book was set in Perthshire shortly after World War I as Britain moved into the 1920s and looked back on the devastation of the War. It…

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Nine deadly measures of murder...

By DavidPrestidge

6 March, 2014

On the Radar — There’s a huge week ahead for crime fiction, with a squadron of new detective novels hitting the shelves. From cosy to contemporary, and from 19th century Ireland to near future Hong Kong, there’s bound to be something for you amongst these…

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Do you judge a crime book by its cover?

By crimefictionlover

23 June, 2012

They say you should never judge a book by its cover and most of the time that’s true. I don’t know about you but when I look at most thrillers these day’s I’m pretty un-thrilled. I’m not going to name and shame but I’ve read…

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