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The Gathering Dark

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Written by James Oswald — Ever since James Oswald published his first Tony McLean novel in 2013 he has been admired for his skill in capturing loyal readers with his police procedurals that have a sprinkle of the supernatural. Less adept writers would alienate those who…
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Hell Bay

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Written by Kate Rhodes — Kate Rhodes impressed us back in 2012 with her London-based series featuring psychologist Alice Quentin, but in Hell Bay she opts for a change of scenery and a new cast of characters. After a traumatic stint in London, DI Benesek (Ben)…
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Nucleus

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Written by Rory Clements — Crime in Cambridge in the 1930s is in the spotlight in the series of books of both Nicola Upson and Rory Clements. The university city during the seismic events leading up to World War II is a fertile location with its…
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Crazy Rhythm

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Written by TW Emory — If you need a break from serial killers and world-at-risk mayhem, TW Emory’s Gunnar Nilson mysteries may be a perfect, lighthearted alternative. Crazy Rhythm is entertaining, engaging, and written with tongue in cheek and a big tip of the grey…
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Scorched Earth

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Written by David Mark — DS Aector McAvoy is the best thing to come out of Hull since the M62 motorway. Come to think if it, you can add David Mark to that too. McAvoy ranks alongside Rebus and Harry Bosch in my list of…
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Robicheaux: You Know My Name

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Written by James Lee Burke — For a story setting that immediately and richly evokes a colourful geographic, cultural, moral, and culinary milieu, it’s hard to beat the hot, humid Cajun country of southern Louisiana. James Lee Burke has made Iberia Parish the primary home…
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The Mountain

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Luca D’Andrea’s international best-seller The Mountain is a perceptive psychological thriller. In the Dolomite mountains where Germany and Italy collide, first-person narrator Jeremiah Salinger determines to solve a 30-year-old triple murder case, partly as recompense for more recent deaths for which he feels responsible. His…
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