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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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CIS: The best of Ngaio Marsh

By nagaisayonara

14 September, 2014

It might be because her name looks hard to pronounce – Ngaio is said nai-0h, though the Marsh part is easy enough. Or perhaps it’s her relatively small body of work – 32 novels is less than half Agatha Christie’s 66. Then again, maybe it’s…

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CIS: Classics by Bloomsbury Reader part 1

By DavidPrestidge

11 September, 2014

As you may already know, our month of classic crime here on Crime Fiction Lover comes to you with support from our sponsor, Bloomsbury Reader. This digital imprint specialises in classic crime titles, some of which have been out of print for years. These ebooks…

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The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah

By DeathBecomesHer

9 September, 2014

Have you ever had to step into someone else’s shoes? It’s tough trying to equal, or better, what came before, isn’t it? And when that someone else is the undisputed queen of crime, the legendary Dame Agatha Christie, then you would surely have to be…

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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

CIS: The best of Ngaio Marsh

CIS: Classics by Bloomsbury Reader part 1

The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah

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