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The Killing of Olga Klimt by RT Raichev

By spriteby

22 December, 2014

This is the ninth investigation for husband and wife amateur sleuths Antonia Darcy and Major Hugh Payne. Bulgarian born writer and researcher Raichev launched this duo way back in 2009 with The Hunt for Sonya Dufrette, a novel that was set in the 1980s. Darcy,…

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My Soul to Take by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

By crimefictionlover

12 December, 2014

Translated by Bernard Scudder and Anna Yates — Yes, it’s a little strange for us to review a book first released in English in 2010, but I read it to coincide with Iceland Noir where it was the focus of a tour, led by the…

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PD James (1920-2014) remembered

By MarinaSofia

1 December, 2014

No one was surprised at the outpouring of emotions and tributes following the sad passing of Baroness PD James last week. Over the course of five decades she had burrowed herself into our hearts and minds with her complex and subtle crime novels. She is…

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The Early Cases of Akechi Kogoro by Edogawa Rampo

By nagaisayonara

22 November, 2014

Translated by William Varteresian — Edogawa Rampo was the pen name of Taro Hirai, a Japanese author active from 1923 until his death in 1965. He is known as the father of Japanese detective fiction and his work – particularly his early writing – proved that…

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The Corpse with the Platinum Hair by Cathy Ace

By MarinaSofia

27 September, 2014

Canadian crime fiction writers are having their well-deserved moment in the sun just before the long winter sets in. Louise Penny, Peter Robinson and Linwood Barclay are merely the best known of a very diverse and entertaining group of crime writers. Not all of the…

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CIS: Josephine Tey as author and protagonist

By MarinaSofia

25 September, 2014

Back in the 1930s and 40s, Josephine Tey was one of the UK’s most celebrated playwrights and novelists. How times change. Nowadays it’s dedicated aficionados of Golden Age detective fiction who read her, and often only a couple of novels. Yet at least one of…

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CIS: All about Bloomsbury Reader

By crimefictionlover

20 September, 2014

Crime Fiction Lover is very pleased to bring you Classics in September – a month of good old crime books – with the support of Bloomsbury Reader. Advertising on our site and providing us with great prizes for you on Facebook, Bloomsbury Reader is the…

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CIS: The Devil at Saxon Wall by Gladys Mitchell

By spriteby

19 September, 2014

First published by Grayson & Grayson in 1935, The Devil at Saxon Wall was the sixth book in Gladys Mitchell’s Mrs Bradley Mysteries. Beatrice Adelaide Lestrange Bradley made her debut in the 1929 novel, Speedy Death, and made a total of 66 appearances before taking…

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The Killing of Olga Klimt by RT Raichev

My Soul to Take by Yrsa Sigurdardottir

PD James (1920-2014) remembered

The Early Cases of Akechi Kogoro by Edogawa Rampo

The Corpse with the Platinum Hair by Cathy Ace

CIS: Josephine Tey as author and protagonist

CIS: All about Bloomsbury Reader

CIS: The Devil at Saxon Wall by Gladys Mitchell

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