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Driven by James Sallis

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This is the sequel to Drive and follows hot on the heels of the movie adaptation of that 2005 book, which was directed by Nicolas Winding Refn and starred Ryan Gosling. Both a tribute to 80s heist movies such as LA Takedown and an ultra-cool…
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The Thief

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Written by Fuminori Nakamura —The Kenzaburō Ōe Prize is regarded as one of Japan’s most prestigious literary awards, even though it has only been around since 2006. The winner doesn’t get a cash prize, rather the honour of having their novel translated into other languages….
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Lumen

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Written by Ben Pastor — Lumen was first released in Italy back in 1999, and Ben Pastor is the nom de plume of the university academic better known to her students as Maria Verbena Volpi. This is the first novel in her Martin Bora series,…
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A Dark Redemption

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Written by Stav Sherez — Unless you’ve been in solitary confinement for the last week you’ll be well aware of the campaign against Joseph Kony, leader of The Lords Resistance Army and recruiter of child soldiers – recruit as in kidnap children, force them to…
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Phantom

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Written by Jo Nesbo, translated by Don Bartlett — If you’ve read Stieg Larsson’s dragon tattoo books and want more of that nordic noir then Jo Nesbo is just the thing, though you might find his work darker, and more dramatic. Phantom is his seventh…
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Death of a Kingfisher

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Written by MC Beaton — Having penned over 100 books in a career spanning more than 30 years, Scottish writer MC Beaton is probably best known for her Agatha Raisin and Hamish Macbeth novels. Her latest book, Death of a Kingfisher, takes us back to…
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Revenge of the Tide

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Written by Elizabeth Haynes — Her debut novel, Into The Darkest Corner, has been translated into 10 languages, won two Amazon awards, selected for the 2012 Specsavers TV Book Club, and longlisted for the CWA John Creasy New Blood Dagger. Now police intelligence analyst Elizabeth…
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