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Sherlock goes manga

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On the Radar — Our weekly news column kicks off today with a graphic novel for fans of Sherlock Holmes originally made in Japan. You even read it backwards like a kanji script. There’s also a regular selection of crime novels to choose from including…
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Holmes, passion and murder

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On the Radar — Three Sherlock Holmes short stories feature this week in The Redacted Sherlock Holmes by Orlando Pearson, and we’ve got an alternative crime fiction take on the 7/7 bombings as well as the latest Geraldine Steel mystery. Thursday is new books day…
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King of horror, prince of crime

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On the Radar — Writing detective fiction is becoming a regular for Stephen King, who is following up Mr Mercedes with a new case for retired detective Bill Hodges. Beyond our lead book, this week’s new releases present an eclectic collection once again. We have a protagonist with…
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Small, but perfectly formed

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On the Radar — This week we have our usual choice of full length novels, but also several novellas and a collection of short stories. The short story is reputedly one of the hardest forms of fiction to master, and the American science fiction writer…
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The dance of the detectives

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On the Radar — The most interesting release this week has to be Face Off, in which some of crime fiction’s most famous detectives are paired off to dance their way through various crimes. With the anthology edited by David Baldacci, it looks like it’ll…
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Dexter's back for his final cut

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On The Radar — Today fans of the Dexter series can rejoice – the favourite son of the serial killer sub-genre is back. But that’s not all, On the Radar takes us to ancient Rome, Ireland, Singapore and even the Black Country, for Alex Grecian’s…
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