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Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith audiobook

By Vicki Weisfeld

30 October, 2015

Narrated by Robert Glenister — In the Acknowledgements for this new crime thriller, Robert Galbraith (JK Rowling) says she’s never enjoyed writing a book more than this one, and it shows. It starts with a bang, and the energy never flags. Devotees of the heavy…

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Dust and Desire by Conrad Williams

By RoughJustice

28 October, 2015

Dust and Desire marks the entry into crime fiction for this British author best known for his work in the horror and dark fantasy fields. Subtitled a Joel Sorrell novel, it is the first of three to be published by Titan Books. Sorrell is a…

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Dark As My Heart by Antti Tuomainen

By crimefictionlover

23 October, 2015

Translated by Lola Rogers — This is the second novel Finnish author and poet Antti Tuomainen has seen translated into English. His first was the hauntingly ambiguous mystery The Healer, in which a man went searching for his missing wife in a near-future Helsinki on the verge of…

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Revealed: Lobster Boy mystery book!

By crimefictionlover

20 October, 2015

Last week we told you about an intriguing bit of marketing by Fahrenheit Press, which released its second crime book on Amazon without announcing the title or the author’s name. It was a daring move but set up a tantalising mystery and created plenty of buzz…

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The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen

By crimefictionlover

13 October, 2015

Translated by William Frost — Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen is now one of the country’s top literary exports. The jacket of The Hanging Girl – the sixth Department Q novel, featuring Carl Mørck – proclaims sales of 12.5 million copies. The author’s creation of a separate department…

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The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada

By nagaisayonara

7 October, 2015

Translated by Ross and Shika Mackenzie — Author Soji Shimada, whose groundbreaking 1981 novel has recently been translated afresh by Pushkin Press, is considered the godfather of the Shin-honkaku school of crime fiction in Japan. He inspired the New Orthodox group that aimed to return mystery fiction in…

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Oblivion

By DavidPrestidge

6 October, 2015

As titles go, Arnaldur Indridason’s Oblivion is pretty downbeat, but this is an enthralling look at the younger days of the glum Icelandic Detective Erlendur. Fans of the mature Elendur will know that one of his chief fixations is about missing persons, and this is…

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First look: Phil Rickman's new mini-novel

By DavidPrestidge

3 October, 2015

It’s a rare occasion when the postman delivers a book that is as physically rewarding as you hope the contents will be. This little gem arrived today in a whopping great big padded envelope, courtesy of Corvus books. Social media is currently buzzing with the downright…

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Career of Evil by Robert Galbraith audiobook

Dust and Desire by Conrad Williams

Dark As My Heart by Antti Tuomainen

Revealed: Lobster Boy mystery book!

The Hanging Girl by Jussi Adler-Olsen

The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Soji Shimada

Oblivion

First look: Phil Rickman's new mini-novel

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