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Research by Philip Kerr

By MarinaSofia

5 December, 2014

We all like an occasional break from our usual reading fare, and perhaps writers of long-standing series also feel the need to break out from their shackles, no matter how successful. Philip Kerr is much loved for his subtle, meticulously researched Bernie Gunther series set…

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NTN: The Last Projector by David James Keaton

By RoughJustice

23 November, 2014

American indie publisher Broken River Books has received a good deal of critical acclaim for the books it has published over the last couple of years, building up an impressive backlist featuring some of the best of the new wave of crime fiction writers like…

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NTN: Russian Roulette by Keith Nixon

By RoughJustice

11 November, 2014

Caffeine Nights is one of our partners for New Talent November 2014, and author Keith Nixon is a contributor to our site. The cynical amongst you might therefore figure the fix is in, but at Crime Fiction Lover take our responsibility to provide impartial advice…

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The Amazing Test Match Crime

By crimefictionlover

10 October, 2014

We reviewed Adrian Alington’s 1939 hilarious crime novel during Classics in September 2014 where it landed a five-star rating. A shadowy organisation has hired a gang of thugs to disrupt The British Empire, and they’re going to start with cricket. The Professor, Sawn-off Carlo and…

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CIS: The Amazing Test Match Crime by Adrian Alington

By spriteby

29 September, 2014

Written by Adrian Alington — Adrian Alington’s break in publishing came during World War I when a fellow officer, who happened to be a partner at Chatto & Windus, asked him to write a novel having seen a satirical play Alington wrote for the troops….

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The Art of Killing Well by Marco Malvaldi

By Raven

8 August, 2014

Translated by Howard Curtis — Having recently reviewed Game for Five, which was published in April, we move quickly on to the author’s latest translated release. A country house murder mystery, complete with locked room conundrum and a nod to the Golden Age, The Art…

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Who Thinks Evil by Michael Kurland

By RoughJustice

25 March, 2014

Kurland’s Professor Moriarty series began in 1979 with The Infernal Device. It was an Edgar Award finalist and was also nominated for an American Book Award. Death by Gaslight, The Great Game, and The Empress of India followed. The series’ conceit is to tell stories…

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Crime Always Pays by Declan Burke

By Keith Nixon

24 March, 2014

This is a hard novel to describe. It combines crime, comedy and caper into a road trip across Europe. Essentially, in Crime Always Pays we follow £200,000 as it starts off in Ireland and makes its way to Greece, carried and pursued by criminals and…

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Research by Philip Kerr

NTN: The Last Projector by David James Keaton

NTN: Russian Roulette by Keith Nixon

The Amazing Test Match Crime

CIS: The Amazing Test Match Crime by Adrian Alington

The Art of Killing Well by Marco Malvaldi

Who Thinks Evil by Michael Kurland

Crime Always Pays by Declan Burke

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