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Speakers of the Dead by J Aaron Sanders

By DavidPrestidge

2 March, 2016

Writers as varied as Dashiell Hammett and Oscar Wilde have been called into action by crime fiction authors. J Aaron Sanders recruits America’s greatest poet Walt Whitman for his debut crime novel, Speakers of the Dead. The author is well suited to his subject, with…

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Devil in the Grass by Christopher Bowron

By Vicki Weisfeld

1 March, 2016

This debut thriller is an ambitious mix of Florida politics, Satanic cults, Seminole tradition, alligators and even a bull shark. Canadian author Christopher Bowron is clearly familiar with the southwest Florida setting, which he describes expertly, bringing the story to vivid life. We recently interviewed…

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Jump Cut by Libby Fischer Hellmann

By Vicki Weisfeld

28 February, 2016

In Jump Cut, Chicago-based thriller author Libby Fischer Hellmann brings her outspoken heroine Ellie Foreman back for another exciting adventure after a 10-year hiatus. In the new book, video producer Foreman and her team have been hired to produce a series of puff pieces about…

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Black Wings Has My Angel by Elliott Chaze

By Vicki Weisfeld

24 February, 2016

This is a 2016 reissue by The New York Review of Books of a Mississippi newspaperman’s best noir crime novel, originally published in 1954. Black Wings Has My Angel is a roller-coaster of a read; lightning fast and a lot of fun. At the outset,…

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The Girls in the High-Heeled Shoes by Michael Kurland

By RoughJustice

23 February, 2016

This author is perhaps best known for his series of comic historical thrillers featuring that infamous criminal mastermind Professor Moriarty. You can read our review of the most recent book in that series, Who Thinks Evil, here. Recently, Titan Books republished another of his historical…

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La Frontera by Sam Hawken

By Keith Nixon

19 February, 2016

Sam Hawken’s The Dead Women of Juarez and Tequila Sunset set the ball rolling for this popular author who takes a look at the perils of life on both sides of the border between Mexico and Texas. We last reviewed Missing in 2014, but we missed the 2013…

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Blood Mist by Mark Roberts

By DeathBecomesHer

11 February, 2016

Ever heard that definition of a newspaper: black and white and read all over? It’s a description that could equally apply to this tense and totally engrossing novel. Let’s tick off the elements. The white is the snow, which is near blizzard intensity when a…

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The Drifter by Nicholas Petrie audiobook

By Vicki Weisfeld

7 February, 2016

Narrated by Stephen Mendel — This exciting debut thriller pits US Marine lieutenant and veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars Peter Ash against a mysterious conspiracy involving psychologically damaged vets, some serious explosives, and $400,000 in cash. Ash isn’t without his own post-traumatic stress…

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Speakers of the Dead by J Aaron Sanders

Devil in the Grass by Christopher Bowron

Jump Cut by Libby Fischer Hellmann

Black Wings Has My Angel by Elliott Chaze

The Girls in the High-Heeled Shoes by Michael Kurland

La Frontera by Sam Hawken

Blood Mist by Mark Roberts

The Drifter by Nicholas Petrie audiobook

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