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No Doves by Andy Boot

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Set in 1991, No Doves is a violent and unsettling read from the outset. Based in the East End of London, in the grip of the urban regeneration of the Docklands area, the book opens with the discovery of a corpse sans hands floating in…
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No Other Darkness

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Written by Sarah Hilary — Two little boys huddle together in the darkness, the older boy trying his best to be brave for his younger brother. No toy-filled bedroom for these two; instead, they are in a small, bare box-like structure, lying on basic bedding,…
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The Ice Twins

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The Moorcrofts appear to have the perfect life, until disaster strikes. One of their twins – blonde haired, blue eyed, inseparable and identical – dies in a terrible accident. Both parents feel their lives spiraling out of control due to alcohol and mental illness but for…
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The Shut Eye

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Gold Dagger winner Belinda Bauer‘s latest novel sees a return for DCI Marvel, first encountered in her 2011 story Darkside. Marvel is a true misanthrope, and thinks that the police force in which he serves is ‘peopled by short men with degrees and vegetarian lesbians’….
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No Place to Die

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No Place to Die picks up the pieces from Never Look Back, Clare Donoghue‘s outstanding debut. South of the Thames is DI Mike Lockyer’s patch but he’s not himself lately. So it’s DCI Jane Bennett who must step forward because firstly, their colleague Mark Leech has disappeared, and…
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