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NTN: Piggyback

Written by Tom Pitts — Tom Pitts is a new author based in San Francisco, and has had several short stories published online and in print. However, Piggyback is his first published novella. When I saw it was being compared to two of my favourite…
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Top 10: A summer of crime

Summer is on the way and many of us have vacations planned. Thinking about what I take to read will occupy as much time as packing clothes and I’m sure if you love crime fiction you’re just the same. This year I have a space-saving…
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Five great crime novels set in Asia

Okay, I’ve sat patiently through the hype about Scandinavian crime fiction, which shows no sign of abating, only to read recently that the next big thing in the genre is coming from Central Europe. I keep thinking people will eventually discover Asia as a fascinating…
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The Power of the Dog

The bad America that Ellroy does so well, and that DeLillo sometimes chronicles, is powerfully evoked in Don Winslow’s own lucid storytelling. Poetic and abrasive at the same time, he drags your raw and sorry ass into the world of Art Keller, a Vietnam vet…
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