Linda Fairstein

Smoking Kills and other dark treats

8 June, 2018

On the Radar — A little dark humour goes a long way in the world of crime fiction, and this week we start off with two titles that will make you smile. Antoine Laurain and Paul D Brazill’s new releases are both very different, but…

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Our father, who art in... Sweden?

By DavidPrestidge

6 August, 2015

On the Radar — Let’s start our weekly news column with a harsh, cold crime novel set in Sweden. The Father is the first in a new series called Made in Sweden, written by two screenwriters who go by the nom de plume Anton Svensson. We’ve…

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Face Off edited by David Baldacci

By DavidPrestidge

29 June, 2014

Remember the rock supergroups of the 1970s? Blind Faith; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young; Derek and the Dominoes; Emerson, Lake and Palmer? Did the whole ever equal the sum of its parts? That’s an argument for another day, but what if a similar collaborative concept…

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Silkworms, Sicilians and spies... or you can watch the World Cup

By DavidPrestidge

12 June, 2014

On the Radar — World Cup fever has us in its grip, but before your favourite country has even been eliminated from the competition you’ll be able to get your hands on the latest Robert Galbraith novel, Silkworm, which comes out next week. While players…

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Death Angel by Linda Fairstein

By DeathBecomesHer

28 July, 2013

Have you ever been lucky enough to take a tour with a Blue Badge guide? I once toured Covent Garden with one, and they tell you all kinds of little snippets that you’d never find in a guide book, really bringing history to life. Reading Death…

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Night Watch

By DavidPrestidge

17 July, 2012

Written by Linda Fairstein — This is the latest outing for Alexandra Cooper, the smart and beautiful New York prosecutor responsible for dealing with sex crimes. She is enjoying a break in the south of France with her French restaurateur boyfriend, Luc Rouget, when a gourmet…

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Smoking Kills and other dark treats

Our father, who art in... Sweden?

Face Off edited by David Baldacci

Silkworms, Sicilians and spies... or you can watch the World Cup

Death Angel by Linda Fairstein

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