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City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita

By DeathBecomesHer

13 January, 2023

If December released a rash of Christmas-related novels into the crime fiction universe, it appears that January brings the snow. New Year’s Day is still a recent memory, but already in 2023 we’ve reviewed Cold People by Tom Rob Smith, set in the Antarctic, and…

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Hold by Amy S Peele

By Vicki Weisfeld

9 October, 2022

Hold, the new medical thriller by Amy S Peele is a crime novel that takes place in the interesting and high-stakes world of transplant medicine, which in real-life often involves harrowing drama. The one-word titles of the two previous books in the series, Cut and…

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The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz

By crimefictionlover

18 August, 2022

Book four in Anthony Horowitz’s clever Hawthorne series feels like a non-starter. It begins with Horowitz, who is not only the narrator but is an active participant in the story, telling Daniel Hawthorne that he’s not interested in writing another book about the former Metropolitan…

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Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto

By Paul Burke

7 July, 2022

Translated by Jesse Kirkwood –– Penguin’s new translation of Seichō Matsumoto‘s classic Tokyo Express is both modern and respectful of the original Japanese text from 1958, with the action taking place a little earlier in 1957. It’s a book you can immerse yourself in –…

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The Lover by Helene Flood

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

5 July, 2022

Translated by Alison McCullough — Rikke and Jørgen are lovers. They are also neighbours, which makes for a perfectly comfortable and convenient arrangement. That is, until Jørgen is discovered in his study with his throat slit. Not only might their relationship be exposed, but Rikke…

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Tom Boy by Shelley Blanton-Stroud

By Paul Burke

29 June, 2022

Tom Boy is the sequel to Copy Boy, with Shelley Blanton-Stroud bringing us the further adventures of cub reporter Jane Benjamin in a tale that is lighter than her first outing. Back then, Jane got a job as a copy boy with Prospect, a San…

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Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

By Vicki Weisfeld

10 March, 2022

Peter Swanson has created another lively homage to classic mystery puzzles in his new novel, Nine Lives. Much like his earlier book, Rules for Perfect Murders, several of the characters recognise the new story’s parallels to Golden Age murder mysteries and this time the resemblance…

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A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz

By Rafe McGregor

16 August, 2021

Anthony Horowitz is best known for his young adult and television writing, but we find his adult crime fiction much more appealing. Standing out from his peers, he currently has four series underway, all of which are either fiercely original, thoroughly entertaining, or both: his…

Crime Fiction Lover

City Under One Roof by Iris Yamashita

Hold by Amy S Peele

The Twist of a Knife by Anthony Horowitz

Tokyo Express by Seichō Matsumoto

The Lover by Helene Flood

Tom Boy by Shelley Blanton-Stroud

Nine Lives by Peter Swanson

A Line to Kill by Anthony Horowitz

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