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CIS: A classic revisited – The Hours Before Dawn

By Andre

28 September, 2015

At a time when domestic suspense is proving increasingly popular – from Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell to Erin Kelly and Gillian Flynn – readers who enjoy crime that stays close to home would do well to discover the debut novel by Celia Fremlin. To…

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First look: The Day of the Jackal deluxe

By crimefictionlover

30 May, 2014

If you love high quality printing, the feel of a hefty hardback in your hand, the smell of ink, paper and binding glue, as well as artful illustrations with your crime fiction, then this is the book for you. The Folio Society, which specialises in…

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The Baklava Club by Jason Goodwin

By RoughJustice

26 May, 2014

The year is 1842 and the location Istanbul, the city that until recently was the heart of the Ottoman Empire. But the Sultan has moved his retinue to the Bosphorus, leaving his mother, the valide, behind in Topkapi Palace. Yashim is her confidante and fixer….

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£100 off crime writing course in Tuscany

By crimefictionlover

11 April, 2014

Fancy sharpening up your crime writing skills at The Watermill at Posara in Tuscany? And how does some expert help from bestselling crime author Meg Gardiner sound? What if you could get £100 off the price of the week-long course as well? It all sounds…

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Who Thinks Evil by Michael Kurland

By RoughJustice

25 March, 2014

Kurland’s Professor Moriarty series began in 1979 with The Infernal Device. It was an Edgar Award finalist and was also nominated for an American Book Award. Death by Gaslight, The Great Game, and The Empress of India followed. The series’ conceit is to tell stories…

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Let it Burn by Steve Hamilton

By RoughJustice

2 October, 2013

Steve Hamilton returns again to the frozen landscape of Paradise, Michigan, for his eighth novel featuring sometime PI Alex McKnight. McKnight used to be a police officer working the mean streets of Detroit, but he left after getting injured in the line of duty. He…

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CIS: A classic revisited – The Hours Before Dawn

First look: The Day of the Jackal deluxe

The Baklava Club by Jason Goodwin

£100 off crime writing course in Tuscany

Who Thinks Evil by Michael Kurland

Let it Burn by Steve Hamilton

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