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Agents of the State

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Written by Mike Nicol — The Rainbow Nation is developing a well- deserved reputation for excellent crime fiction. Perhaps it’s not surprising since its unfortunate history provides fertile grounds for inspiration. Lauren Beukes’ brand of supernatural-tinged mystery and suspense has already achieved breakout international success. Roger Smith’s nihilistic…
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Corpus

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Written by Rory Clements — It is 1936 Berlin and Nancy Hereward is a privileged young woman with left wing ideals who is dodging Nazis to deliver papers to a Jewish scientist. Nancy has a predilection for morphine and a few months later is found dead…
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Burning Bright

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Written by Nick Petrie — Nick Petrie’s debut, The Drifter, was our favourite first novel of 2016. So, 2017 starts with a bang for the author with the sequel, Burning Bright, released on 10 January. The book sees the return of is Peter Ash, a veteran Marine…
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Ghosts of Havana

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Written by Todd Moss — The long tail of the failed American invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs swings around to sting a married couple in this present-day political thriller – third in a series by former US State Department diplomat Todd Moss. With…
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CIS: Len Deighton's The Ipcress File revisited

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Len Deighton’s first spy novel, released in 1962 at height of the Cold War, has largely slid away from the crime-reading public’s eye. Published at around the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, The Ipcress File details the mutual paranoia and distrust that characterised relations…
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Dark Heart, Heavy Soul

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Written by Keith Nixon — Yes, the author is a contributor here on Crime Fiction Lover, but don’t worry, that doesn’t mean he gets an easy ride. Here we have his latest novel of mayhem and mishaps on the Kent coast with his creation Konstantin – a former…
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A Hero in France

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Written by Alan Furst — Paris in spring conjures up images of joie de vivre, recalling Sinatra singing about chestnuts in blossom and holiday tables under the trees. But in the spring of 1941 a darkness hangs over Paris – Nazis occupy the much of France, including…
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