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It's News to Me by RG Belsky

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The fifth entry in RG Belsky’s Clare Carlson series includes all the features his fans have come to appreciate – an interesting plot, brisk pacing and, best of all, the self-deprecating wit and chutzpah of Clare herself. In this story, Clare’s Manhattan newsroom is abuzz…
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1989 by Val McDermid

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The 1980s are having something of a renaissance right now thanks to TV series like The Newsreader and Stranger Things. Just ask Kate Bush, whose 1986 hit Running Up That Hill took on a new life after featuring in the latter show on Netflix. Val…
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Cover Story by Susan Rigetti

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Like a clever jigsaw puzzle, Susan Rigetti’s crime fiction debut, Cover Story, about a world-class financial swindler and con artist gives you a lot of pieces, and it takes a while for them to start fitting together, allowing the full picture to emerge. The story…
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1979 by Val McDermid

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What constitutes a historical crime novel? That’s something I mused upon while reading this book, the first in a new series from the queen of crime, Val McDermid, featuring journalist Allison ‘Allie’ Burns. Unsurprisingly, it is set in… 1979. But that’s only a handful of…
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