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Scratch One

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Written by Michael Crichton, as John Lange — Late last year, Hard Case Crime reprinted eight crime novels written by Michael Crichton. They were under the pseudonym John Lange, while he was at university in the late 60s and early 70s. We reviewed Grave Descend…
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Stone Bruises

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Written by Simon Beckett — With a slight hiatus in his writing, it was with some excitement that fans will greet this new standalone from Simon Beckett, marking a diversion from his well established and thoroughly enjoyable series featuring forensic anthropologist Dr David Hunter. Stone…
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The Dark Angel

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Written by Dominique Sylvain, translated by Nick Caistor — Opening with a fast paced hold up of a Bureau de Change, the The Dark Angel instantly drops you into the seedy underbelly of Parisian life. The culprits – Jean-Luc, Farid, Noah and Menaham – represent…
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Interview: Bernard Besson

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When you read a thriller by Bernard Besson, you can be pretty sure he knows what he is talking about. The author is a former chief of staff for the French intelligence services, and now runs a successful consultancy specialising in economic intelligence and business…
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The Frozen Dead

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Written by Bernard Minier — There is something disquieting about the icy wilderness of the Pyrenees. Diane Berg, a young forensic psychologist, is accustomed to mountains: after all, she is Swiss and has trained with the prestigious Professor Spitzner at the University of Geneva. But the…
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