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The Guilty by David Baldacci

23 December, 2015

At the beginning of The Guilty, David Baldacci has included a note explaining that in this novel he wants to do something different with his CIA assassin Will Robie. So in the sharp shooter’s fourth outing, instead of becoming deeply embedded in a secret assignment…

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Crime at Christmas by CHB Kitchin

By DavidPrestidge

21 December, 2015

British crime fiction from the so-called Golden Age grows in popularity. Sometimes modern writers produce pastiche versions, and sometimes publishers re-issue the genuine article, and this is the case here, with Faber & Faber unearthing a seasonal original dating back to 1934. The crucial thing…

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The Crossing by Michael Connelly audiobook

By Vicki Weisfeld

19 December, 2015

Written by Michael Connelly, narrated by Titus Welliver — What a pleasure it is to enter the Los Angeles airspace of Harry Bosch and his half-brother Mickey Haller. Teaming up his two protagonists from the Bosch and Lincoln Lawyer series was a brilliant move by…

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Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan

By DeathBecomesHer

18 December, 2015

The gorgeous old-school cover of this book gives a hint of what’s in store here; this is a golden age murder mystery that’ll certainly appeal to lovers of Agatha Christie – or anyone who enjoys a good, old-fashioned whodunnit. Not many people have heard of…

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A guide to Christopher Fowler's Bryant & May novels

By DavidPrestidge

9 December, 2015

Arthur Bryant and John May are elderly London detectives who work for The Peculiar Crimes Unit – a branch of London’s Metropolitan Police. The creation of English crime author Christopher Fowler, they tackle cases that are too obscure, quirky and downright complex for regular Scotland Yard…

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Syndrome E by Franck Thilliez

By RoughJustice

4 December, 2015

Translated by Mark Pilozzotti — Franck Thilliez has written many bestsellers in his native France. If his other books are of equal quality to this complex, multi-layered thriller, then Penguin, publisher of this translation, can rest assured it has picked a winner. Syndrome E packs an awful lot…

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Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck audiobook

By Vicki Weisfeld

4 December, 2015

Narrated by Alyssa Bresnahan — Swedish-born writer Cecilia Ekbäck’s debut crime thriller is set in remote north Sweden in 1717. The long darkness of winter is closing in, and the scattered homesteads on Blackåsen Mountain are preparing for what the signs suggest will be a…

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The Order of Things by Graham Hurley

By DavidPrestidge

17 November, 2015

Here’s a book that will quickly grab your attention, and possibly that of any recently consumed meals as well. The story begins when a doctor is found disembowelled in a Devon cottage bedroom which resembles a charnel house. Amid the viscera, the police discover a…

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The Guilty by David Baldacci

Crime at Christmas by CHB Kitchin

The Crossing by Michael Connelly audiobook

Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan

A guide to Christopher Fowler's Bryant & May novels

Syndrome E by Franck Thilliez

Wolf Winter by Cecilia Ekbäck audiobook

The Order of Things by Graham Hurley

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