Historical crime fiction

The Eagle Turns by James Green

By nagaisayonara

19 July, 2014

In my mind there are two types of spies: those who know everything and those who know nothing. Jean-François Mercier in Alan Furst’s The Spies of Warsaw is an example of the former, as is John le Carré’s George Smiley, while examples of the latter…

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The Sun is God by Adrian McKinty

By DavidPrestidge

15 July, 2014

Adrian McKinty has made his name with three crime trilogies, the latest of which featured Catholic cop Sean Duffy in the midst of sectarian turmoil in 1980s Belfast. So, The Sun is God is a bit of a departure. Here we meet Will Prior, once…

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The Baklava Club by Jason Goodwin

By RoughJustice

26 May, 2014

The year is 1842 and the location Istanbul, the city that until recently was the heart of the Ottoman Empire. But the Sultan has moved his retinue to the Bosphorus, leaving his mother, the valide, behind in Topkapi Palace. Yashim is her confidante and fixer….

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Chasing the Game by Paul Gadsby

By DavidPrestidge

6 May, 2014

London. 1966. The capital was preparing itself for the greatest sporting event in England since the Games of the XIVth Olympiad – the Austerity Games of 1948. The Fédération Internationale de Football Association had awarded the World Cup competition to England in 1960, despite rival…

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The Axeman of Storyville by Heath Lowrence

By RoughJustice

5 May, 2014

Now here is a book with some pedigree. In her top five crime novels of 2011, Eva Dolan (aka LoiteringWithIntent) picked as number five The Adventures of Cash Laramie and Gideon Miles, a collection of stories about two US Marshals. Number 4 in that list…

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Dandy Gilver & A Deadly Measure of Brimstone by Catriona McPherson

By spriteby

8 April, 2014

The Dandy Gilver series first entered the historical crime arena back in July 2005 with After the Armistice. The book was set in Perthshire shortly after World War I as Britain moved into the 1920s and looked back on the devastation of the War. It…

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Talus and the Frozen King by Graham Edwards

By RoughJustice

30 March, 2014

Now here’s a book that provides us with a neat spin on historical crime fiction – by setting his novel in pre-history. The Neolithic era to be precise – when the first human communities formed, early farming began and people started making the first pottery….

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Truth Dare Kill by Gordon Ferris

By Andre

11 March, 2014

Over the last five years, Gordon Ferris has established himself as a distinctive Scottish voice in crime fiction. He’s written one successful series featuring private detective Danny McRae, and another with investigative journalist Douglas Brodie. Truth Dare Kill was his debut, though it’s worth revisiting…

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The Eagle Turns by James Green

The Sun is God by Adrian McKinty

The Baklava Club by Jason Goodwin

Chasing the Game by Paul Gadsby

The Axeman of Storyville by Heath Lowrence

Dandy Gilver & A Deadly Measure of Brimstone by Catriona McPherson

Talus and the Frozen King by Graham Edwards

Truth Dare Kill by Gordon Ferris

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