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Erin Britton: Top five books of 2024

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As 2024 draws to a close and the world becomes ever more crackers, it’s a good time to turn to comforting things such as murder, mayhem and the odd well-planned heist. From historical crime fiction to cosy mysteries and everything in between, the five novels…
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On the Radar: The school gate psychos

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One of the UK’s strongest new crime writing talents returns in July – we can’t wait to see what Joanna Wallace gets up to with The Dead Friend Project. Our new books report also brings you the latest from Sarah Hilary, SB Caves, Johanna Copeland…
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Erin Britton: Top five books of 2023

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As 2023 draws to a close, it’s comforting to reflect on the fact that, unlike many other aspects of day-to-day life, the crime fiction published this year has been just as good as ever… or, in some cases, even better. From cosy mysteries featuring plucky…
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Best crime author of 2023 shortlist

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As crime fiction lovers, we all have different tastes. Cosy crime fiction has been resurgent in 2023 – no surprise given the chaos going on around the world, with the cost of living crisis, climate change and too many wars happening. We can escape from…
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