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Kiss of Death by Paul Finch

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UK crime fiction stalwart Paul Finch has made an enviable career for himself, no doubt helped by his experiences as a policeman, crime beat journalist and screenwriter. His Heck series, featuring DS Mark ‘Heck’ Heckenburg of the National Crime Group’s Serial Crimes Unit, is now…
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Something in the Water

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Written by Catherine Steadman — She’s best known as Mabel Lane Fox in the Downton Abbey TV series, but Catherine Steadman’s debut novel couldn’t be further from the life and times of Lord Grantham’s fictional Yorkshire estate. It opens slap bang in the present, in…
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The War in the Dark

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Written by Nick Setchfield — Christopher Winter works for British Intelligence, and although he’s a spy, his talents lie more in removing threats to the state than tradecraft or espionage; he is somewhat of a blunt instrument. It is London, in the autumn of 1963 and…
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Do No Harm

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Written by LV Hay — Some authors delight in leading their readers up the garden path and, in truth, many of us love being taken there. Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, I give you LV Hay, who’s a mighty sneaky individual! It doesn’t take her long…
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The Colour of Bee Larkham’s Murder

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Sarah J Harris’s debut is unique and hugely engaging, featuring the story of 13-year-old Jasper who views the world in a way that’s different to the rest of us. He has synaesthesia and instead of hearing sounds, Jasper sees vivid colours that wouldn’t look out…
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The Martian Girl

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Written by Andrew Martin — What a great title for a crime novel, and with the cover swirling together current and historical London landmarks and a locket holding a photograph of a blindfolded young woman in the middle, perhaps you’re getting a good idea where this…
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Three Little Lies

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Written by Laura Marshall — Ever noticed how the crime fiction world seems to go in cycles? Not long ago, so many books were being hailed as the next Gone Girl, then readers were overrun with stories featuring missing children. Last year, there was an…
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The Other Wife

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Written by Michael Robotham — Joe O’Loughlin’s journey began in 2004 when Michael Robotham released his debut novel The Suspect and introduced the clinical psychologist. The Other Wife is the ninth to feature Joe and, as Robotham hints in the acknowledgements, it may well be…
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