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Still Lives

Written by Maria Hummel — The artist Kim Lord has been the it girl of the contemporary art world since her debut show, The Flesh, in the early 90s. That show was a reconstruction of dirty brothels featuring paintings of the artist herself as both…
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Wrecked

Written by Joe Ide, narrated by Sullivan Jones — This is the third crime thriller I’ve listened to by this astonishing duo, and familiarity has only heightened the pleasure in the experience. Author Joe Ide is a master at conveying distinctive personalities and subcultures with…
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Dark Sacred Night

Written by Michael Connelly — It’s the age of the BOGOF – buy one, get one free – so I suppose it’s about time the concept arrived in crime fiction land. Early to jump on the bandwagon is Michael Connelly, who had already dipped a…
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Broken Windows

Written by Paul D Marks — Paul Marks’s second Duke Rogers PI thriller is a follow-up to the recently reissued White Heat, a Shamus award-winner in 2013. Rogers, principal narrator of this entertaining tale, has the sly humour of a modern-day Philip Marlowe and a…
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Sins as Scarlet

Written by Nicolas Obregon — Detective Kosuke Iwata is back, this time back in Los Angeles, after escaping a hell of his own making in Japan. The problem is Iwata doesn’t feel at home anywhere, and no matter how much he runs there are some…
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Righteous

Written by Joe Ide, narrated by Sullivan Jones — Righteous is Joe Ide’s second crime novel about Isaiah Quintabe, a young black man living in tough East Long Beach, California, who’s really good to have around if there’s trouble. Not that he’s a crack shot or…
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Gallery of the Dead

Written by Chris Carter — Slipping inside the pages of a Chris Carter book is like entering a chamber of horrors. This is one dark, twisted, crazily imaginative and highly entertaining writer, so be prepared to jump at any slight sound as you engross yourself…
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The Wanted

Robert Crais’ 17th Elvis Cole novel is just as fresh as the first, The Monkey’s Raincoat, which has now been in print for 30 years. LA-based PI Cole and his partner Joe Pike are in a race against both the police and some serious bad…
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