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Duffy by Dan Kavanagh

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You don’t find many crime novels with a blurb – “exciting, funny and refreshingly nasty” – by Martin Amis. That literary connection is a clue to the real identity of Dan Kavanagh. According to the entertaining yet spurious author biography, Kavanagh is an Irishman who…
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Never Look Back

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DI Mike Lockyer has an autistic brother. He also has a failed marriage. The wedding ring on a chain round his neck is a constant reminder of the latter, while his visits to his brother’s care home remind him that life can be extremely unfair…
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The Bleeding Heart

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The latest Bryant & May mystery written by Christopher Fowler brings us yet another excellent read, and a baffling case for the Peculiar Crimes Unit. First, there’s the politics – PCU has been put under the jurisdiction of the City of London and its new…
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Betrayed by Jacqui Rose

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Over the years, the crime fiction genre has been graced by a veritable procession of tough guy crime lords, plucky prostitutes and dodgy coppers, all plying their trade in that there London. Betrayed features all three, but it is to Jacqui Rose’s credit that she…
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Truth Dare Kill by Gordon Ferris

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Over the last five years, Gordon Ferris has established himself as a distinctive Scottish voice in crime fiction. He’s written one successful series featuring private detective Danny McRae, and another with investigative journalist Douglas Brodie. Truth Dare Kill was his debut, though it’s worth revisiting…
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