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Interview: Robert Wilson

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Those who like their crime fiction set in a hot climate may well have come across the books of Robert Wilson. His Falcón series was set in Seville, and Sky Atlantic have been turning it into a series of films. Meanwhile his Bruce Medway series…
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NTN: Jimmy the Stick

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Written by Michael Mayo — New author Michael Mayo is an experienced film journalist who has worked in both print and on the radio. Jimmy The Stick, though, represents his first novel and so perhaps it’s only natural the author chose to set his work…
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NTN: Seventy Times Seven

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Written by John Gordon Sinclair – Scottish actor John Gordon Sinclair is probably best known for his role as Gregory in the 1981 film Gregory’s Girl, or perhaps Ivar the Boneless in Erik the Viking, directed by Terry Jones. However, in September this year he…
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The Vanishing Point

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Written by Val McDermid — OK, it’s confession time. I haven’t read a Val McDermid novel before. However I have read plenty about the author and her work, and been told by my fellow Crime Fiction Lovers that her books are well worth it. So…
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The Professionals

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Written by Owen Laukkanen — When a debut novel comes complete with plaudits from the likes of CJ Box and Jonathan Kellerman you have to open that sample on Amazon, and when the sample hits you like a solid backhand, you have to keep reading….
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Lullaby

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Written by Ace Atkins — For fans of hardboiled private eye fiction, Robert B Parker is an iconic name. Parker was a lifelong admirer of hardboiled crime fiction who wrote his PhD dissertation about Hammett, Chandler and Macdonald. In 1973, Parker published The Godwulf Manuscript. It…
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The Comedy is Finished

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When comedian Koo Davis is kidnapped by The People’s Revolutionary Army, a terrorist group, he’s forced to re-evaluate his life and achievements. Is there anybody who cares enough about Koo to pay his ransom? With a mixture of sadness and bitterness he realises there isn’t….
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The Dispatcher

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The Dispatcher begins with Ian Hunt receiving a call at the end of his shift as the dispatcher in a small East Texas town. The call is from a girl who is being chased. The girl is his daughter. They had her funeral four months…
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