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Vicki Weisfeld: Top five books of 2023

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In 2023, I was lucky to read quite a few engrossing crime novels, making this year’s top five even harder to select than usual. The list below includes a wide range of types and topics, offering excellent choices, no matter your subgenre preferences. Also, I…
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Interview: James Wolff

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Steadily, quietly, with the stealth of an MI5 agent, you could say, James Wolff has been building his reputation as a creator of spy stories that are grounded and intelligent, with a little wit and quite a bit of compassion too. How does espionage –…
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Rough Justice: Top five books of 2021

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The world may go from bad to worse but the crime fiction scene just keeps getting stronger. My top five reflects this, including as it does a number of authors new to the field alongside some more established writers. 5 – Children of Chicago by…
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Book Club

How to Betray Your Country

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The second novel in English author James Wolfe’s Traitor trilogy examines a man’s mid-life crisis. August Drummond lost his mind somewhat after the death of his wife, and his career in the British secret service went up in smoke shortly afterwards. Adrift in the Middle…
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