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The Facts of Life and Death

20 April, 2014

Ruby Trick is an over-weight 10 year-old at a Devon primary school. Her workshy father sits at home dreaming of being a cowboy. When a serial killer strikes the flood-threatened village, John Trick acts out his fantasy by trying to form a posse to hunt…

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Necropolis by Guy Portman

By DavidPrestidge

18 April, 2014

Dyson Devereux is Head of Burials and Cemeteries for the local council of a fictional town in Essex, England. He has risen without trace, mainly due to the demise of his predecessor, whose funeral and cremation he helped organise. Dyson is immensely vain, impossibly handsome,…

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The Facts of Life and Death by Belinda Bauer

By Andre

3 April, 2014

As its title suggests, Belinda Bauer’s latest book tackles some big themes amidst its grim plot about a serial killer in the West Country. The Facts of Life and Death is a coming-of-age story, an exploration of a troubled family and a pointed portrayal of…

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Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen

By DispatchesFromNoir

11 June, 2013

Bad Monkey is another masterpiece by Carl Hiaasen, in his usual inimitable style. Hiaasen, longtime reporter and then columnist for the Miami Herald, is an astute observer of South Florida life and politics. His novels are steeped in the absurdities of the region, and combine…

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You'll laugh, you'll die - comedy and crime

By crimefictionlover

19 January, 2012

Dark. Gritty. Bloody. Brutal. Disturbing. They’re all words that come thick and fast in crime book reviews – thanks to people like me. But a few recent releases caught my eye because the words ‘humour’ and ‘comic’ were in the blurbs, sometimes alongside the more…

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The Facts of Life and Death

Necropolis by Guy Portman

The Facts of Life and Death by Belinda Bauer

Bad Monkey by Carl Hiaasen

You'll laugh, you'll die - comedy and crime

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