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We Create Monsters by Martin Sterling

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In the rain-streaked streets of northern England, something’s afoot. We’re talking soap opera land here, a fictional place where gritty drama with a social conscience rubs shoulders with the impossible and the improbable. The latest suspension of belief is about to fall on Salford Quays…
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Interview: Martin Sterling

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Here’s an interesting fact about new crime fiction author Martin Sterling. He grew up in Hyde, just near Manchester, where serial killer Harold Shipman was a local GP. In fact, Martin’s family knew five of Shipman’s victims, including one of his childminders. Now, that on…
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No Quarter by Paul Finch

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Last year’s Rogue was an outrageous man on a mission thriller. After six years away, British author Paul Finch seemed to come out of nowhere to send DS Mark ‘Heck’ Heckenberg up into the Scottish hinterland to wreak havoc on those responsible for the Ace…
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1989 by Val McDermid

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The 1980s are having something of a renaissance right now thanks to TV series like The Newsreader and Stranger Things. Just ask Kate Bush, whose 1986 hit Running Up That Hill took on a new life after featuring in the latter show on Netflix. Val…
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Girl: Inside by S Williams

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The sequel to Girl: Broken, Girl: Inside continues the story of Daisy, a young woman who grew up in and was abused by a cult but managed to escape. Author S Williams aims to explore how people can be affected and destabilised by the extreme…
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