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Death Sentence by Sheryl Browne

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If, like in physics, there was a First Law of Crime Fiction, then it would state that all police detectives are cynical, misanthropic and have a tragic personal history. Sheryl Browne’s DI Matthew Adams – a young English copper working near London – ticks the…
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Killer Plan

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Written by Leigh Russell — In 2009, Leigh Russell was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger for Cut Short, the first book to feature DI Geraldine Steel. Killer Plan is number seven and I was looking forward to finally sampling a series which had hitherto…
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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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