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The Burning Room by Michael Connelly

By DeathBecomesHer

31 October, 2014

There’s many a crime novel which begins in a mortuary, as the coroner works on a body and uncovers a vital clue that ultimately solves the case. Never before, though, have I encountered an autopsy that is in response to a cold case. In truth,…

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Silence the Dead by Jack Fredrickson

By DavidPrestidge

30 September, 2014

Author Jack Fredrickson is based in Chicago, and has written four crime thrillers featuring a down-and-out Windy City investigator called Dek Elstrom. This is a standalone story, but still set in Illinois. Silence the Dead begins in 1982 in the little town of Grand Point….

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The Skeleton Road by Val McDermid

By DeathBecomesHer

13 September, 2014

If Agatha Christie is the queen of crime writing, then Val McDermid is surely her lady in waiting. She’s written 28 novels and has topped the bestseller list so many times that she deserves a free season ticket. McDermid is best known for her Wire…

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The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker

By Andre

30 April, 2014

Translated by Sam Taylor — This thriller arrives with a lot of hype. It also has the usually reassuring presence of imprint MacLehose Press, which specialises in translated fiction from Pierre Lemaitre, Antonin Varenne and, of course, Stieg Larsson. The book is about an American…

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Bad Tidings by Nick Oldham

By DavidPrestidge

2 August, 2013

It is a cold Lancashire New Year’s Day. Dark and early. Detective Superintendent Henry Christie of Lancashire CID is deeply asleep in his lady-friend’s bed. She is a pub landlady, and is exhausted after several days of seasonal festivities. But as it always does, the…

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Ned Kelly Awards 2012 shortlist revealed

By PulpCurry

2 August, 2012

The shortlist for Australia’s annual crime writing gongs, The Ned Kelly Awards, was released this week. While the big publishers usually dominate the Neddies, this year it’s a clean sweep – Allen and Unwin, Pan Macmillan, Harper Collins and Random House have carved up the…

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Cold Grave

By LoiteringWithIntent

6 July, 2012

Written by Craig Robertson — Random, Robertson’s first novel, is a firm fixture on my top 10 crimes novels. Genuinely chilling and with one of the most retch-inducing murders ever committed to paper it marked him out as an author to watch. His next, Snapshot,…

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The Man Who Never Returned

By spriteby

16 September, 2011

Written by Peter Quinn — Fintan Dunne, Quinn’s private detective from his pre-WW2 mystery Hour of the Cat, is just about to reluctantly hang up his hat. Retirement beckons and wife Roberta is looking forward to their new life in Playa de Oro, Florida. However,…

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The Burning Room by Michael Connelly

Silence the Dead by Jack Fredrickson

The Skeleton Road by Val McDermid

The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker

Bad Tidings by Nick Oldham

Ned Kelly Awards 2012 shortlist revealed

Cold Grave

The Man Who Never Returned

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