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Tom Thorne heads to Wales

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On the Radar — Yes, this week we see the return of Tom Thorne, Mark Billingham’s popular detective character. Thorne’s latest chilling case takes him to a Welsh island where he’ll enter a deadly game of cat and mouse with a serial killer. We’ve also…
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Santa's sack of new crime releases...

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On the Radar — This is our last latest books news column for 2013, so let’s look at what Santa Claus has brought. We begin with an outing for Washington DC’s busiest psychological profiler, Alex Cross. Scottish author Malcolm Mackay rounds off his Glasgow Trilogy,…
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New books from crime fiction's masters!

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On the Radar — It’s something of a rarity to find seven – yes, SEVEN – new books by established masters of the genre hitting the shelves at around the same time. But this week, that’s just what we have. Seven of the biggest names…
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Hit Me

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Written by Lawrence Block — Hit Me is the fifth collection featuring Block’s stamp collecting professional hit man, Keller, and the author has been talking about a special, philatelic collector’s edition. That special run of 500 copies has been put together by Mysterious Press but…
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Give me that Geiger counter!

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On the radar – This week’s report is the direct result of us putting a long arm deep into the CFL mail bag and pulling out some of the most interesting new arrivals for our reviews pile. There’s a critically acclaimed anthology edited by crime…
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A town called malice

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On the Radar — Every week on a Thursday you can count on us for snapshots of some of the latest crime fiction releases and today we’ve got a new book from old campaigner Lawrence Block, and Irish author Adrian McKinty follows up his five-star…
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CIS: Jonathan Santlofer on crime writing

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Classics in September — Today we’re honoured to present a guest column by one of the most respected names in crime fiction – Jonathan Santlofer. The author of numerous bestsellers in the genre, including The Death Artist, Color Blind, The Killing Art, Anatomy of Fear…
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Crime school rings its bell

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New York’s Crime Fiction Academy – part of the Center for Fiction in the city – is enrolling students for its Fall 2012 semester and there are still some places left on the course. Over 12 weeks, would-be crime authors will attend writing workshops, monthly…
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