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The Long Fall by Julia Crouch

By MarinaSofia

7 August, 2014

1980. Emma is an 18-year-old with a promising future ahead of her when she embarks on her solo trip across Europe. She’s just been accepted to read English at university, and she dreams of being a writer and of having adventures to fuel her writing….

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The First Horseman by DK Wilson

By DavidPrestidge

6 August, 2014

19 May, 1536. Tower Green, London. The sizeable crowd of wealthy merchants, noblemen and clergy falls silent. Then something between a sigh and a groan escapes the audience as the specially appointed French swordsman swings his blade and decapitates a young woman who until recently…

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A Dark and Twisted Tide by Sharon Bolton

By DeathBecomesHer

29 July, 2014

That there London. It has featured in films, telly shows, songs and, of course, crime novels. But whether you see the place as a bustling metropolis or smelly, overpriced and somewhere south of Watford Gap, I doubt you’ve ever given much thought to the possibility…

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A Morbid Habit by Annie Hauxwell

By DavidPrestidge

23 July, 2014

If you had to create a check-list for a spy fiction heroine, then Catherine Berlin would not tick many boxes. Let’s try: Young and glamorous? No, she shows all of her 57 years, and looks slightly the worse for wear. High profile job? Sorry. She’s…

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Interview: Emma Healey

By DeathBecomesHer

6 July, 2014

Emma Healey has restored old books and designed and made new books. She’s seen books being printed, sold them in bookshops and issued them in libraries, and even met her partner, Andy, in a Waterstones! Now, after five years of writing, Emma has produced a…

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The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

By Andre

19 June, 2014

Last summer it was revealed that JK Rowling had a secret identity as crime writer Robert Galbraith, a cunning ruse to prove she wasn’t just relying on her name to get published. Galbraith had already been named one to watch by Val McDermid and Mark…

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A Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes

By Andre

9 June, 2014

It’s several years since the financial crisis hit but it seems there’s no let-up in the banker bashing. In the case of the second book in the Alice Quentin series, bankers have to endure a bit more than a bashing for their sins. A Killing…

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Prime Deception by Carys Jones

By DavidPrestidge

8 June, 2014

Charles Lloyd is very near the pinnacle of British politics. He is the Deputy Prime Minister. He has power, popularity, an attentive, attractive wife as well as a young and beautiful mistress. Lorna Thomas, passionate about politics, has joined his office as an intern, and…

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The Long Fall by Julia Crouch

The First Horseman by DK Wilson

A Dark and Twisted Tide by Sharon Bolton

A Morbid Habit by Annie Hauxwell

Interview: Emma Healey

The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith

A Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes

Prime Deception by Carys Jones

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