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OxCrimes 4: Maxim Jakubowski

23 May, 2014

Exclusive extracts from OxCrimes – OxCrimes is a new charity anthology that brings you short stories by 27 top crime authors and will benefit the global anti-poverty charity Oxfam. It went on sale last week, and to support the launch – because we hate poverty…

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But For The Grace by Peter Grainger

By DavidPrestidge

21 May, 2014

Detective Sergeant David ‘DC’ Smith has been through the wringer, both personally and professionally. Once a senior officer in the Norfolk Constabulary, his life has taken a downward turn. First, there was tragedy at home. He watched his beloved wife wither away with cancer. Then…

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The Last Refuge by Craig Roberston

By crimefictionlover

19 May, 2014

There’s a telling scene early in Craig Robertson’s latest mystery where the main character, John Callum, is attacked by two birds while hill walking. Once a teacher, he’s arrived on the Faroe Islands from a rougher part of Glasgow and is clearly escaping from something….

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Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzell Hall

By RoughJustice

18 May, 2014

Land of Shadows is the first in a new series featuring LAPD homicide detective Elouise Norton. She is married to a computer game programmer, Greg, whose work takes him out of the country a lot, giving him the opportunity to have affairs. Elouise has already…

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The Bones Beneath by Mark Billingham

By DavidPrestidge

17 May, 2014

In Tom Thorne’s last outing, The Dying Hours, having been busted down to uniform for one too many indiscretions, our hero ends up hospitalised with a bullet wound. His boss says, “I’ve got good news and bad news….” Not far into The Bones Beneath we…

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The Scent of New Death by Mike Monson

By DavidPrestidge

12 May, 2014

Phil Gaines is not much of a man. He is scrawny. His skin is pale and hairless. He looks like an unemployed accountant. Despite his physical imperfections, he has one very important skillset. He is a very talented bank robber. Operating out of his nondescript…

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The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly

By DavidPrestidge

11 May, 2014

The village of Prosperous, Maine, is aptly named. Everyone is comfortably well-off. Folk in Prosperous look after one another, but they are remarkably tolerant, too – not always a defining characteristic of isolated Maine settlements. Just outside the village is an ancient church, dedicated to…

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Never set your book in the Faroe Islands

By crimefictionlover

10 May, 2014

Craig Robertson explains why writing a crime novel set in the Faroe Islands is so darned challenging… When we heard that Craig Robertson’s upcoming book The Last Refuge would be set in the Faroe Islands, at first we thought it was a brilliant idea. Robertson…

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OxCrimes 4: Maxim Jakubowski

But For The Grace by Peter Grainger

The Last Refuge by Craig Roberston

Land of Shadows by Rachel Howzell Hall

The Bones Beneath by Mark Billingham

The Scent of New Death by Mike Monson

The Wolf in Winter by John Connolly

Never set your book in the Faroe Islands

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