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The Pallampur Predicament by Brian Stoddart

By DavidPrestidge

1 January, 2015

Christian Le Fanu is a Superintendent with the Madras Police. Unlike many other junior army officers, he survived World War I, and in particular the savage battle against the Turks at Shaiba in 1915. There, Le Fanu commanded Indian soldiers and was inspired by their…

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Crow Bait by Douglas Skelton

By Keith Nixon

30 December, 2014

Davie McCall is in the notorious Glasgow prison, Barlinnie, AKA the Bar-L. He was convicted for a robbery by perjured evidence and given two-and-a-half years inside. Davie is the model prisoner until he’s attacked by fellow inmate Jinky Harris with a Bar-L Special – a…

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Edge by Nick Oldham

By DavidPrestidge

29 December, 2014

Charlie Wilder finishes off a jail term in HM Prison Preston, Lancashire, and is released with tag on his ankle. In theory, it will enable the authorities to track his movements. He is met at the prison gate by his brother Luke. Within an hour…

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Massacre Pond by Paul Doiron

By DavidPrestidge

28 December, 2014

It should be autumn in the dense wilderness of the Maine backwoods, but it is unseasonably hot. People are still wearing cut-off shorts and flip-flops, and the insect swarms which should have died away by now are driving everyone mad. Game warden Mike Bowditch is…

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Hold the Dark by William Giraldi

By crimefictionlover

28 December, 2014

Scandinavian crime fiction seems to go from strength to strength, but let’s not forget that North America has its fair share of frigid locations to offer – perfect for crime fiction. Maine, Minnesota, Quebec and Canada’s far north have all been explored by authors recently….

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An Appetite for Murder by Linda Stratmann

By spriteby

27 December, 2014

Private detective Frances Doughty first arrived in our bookshops in April 2011 in The Poisonous Seed. Set in 1880, the teenage sleuth embarked on her maiden case when one of her father’s wealthy customers died after drinking medicine he dispensed. The creator of the character,…

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The Blue and the Grey by MJ Trow

By DavidPrestidge

25 December, 2014

14 April, 1865. Ford’s Theatre, Washington DC. As the packed house laughs and cheers its way through Tom Taylor’s Our American Cousin, a shot rings out and gunsmoke drifts into the gas-lit spotlights. A very special theatre-goer, none other than Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president…

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Calvin's Head by David Swatling

By DeathBecomesHer

24 December, 2014

We crime fiction fans are bombarded with books that have ‘death’, ‘die’ or ‘blood’ in the title. So when a story entitled ‘Calvin’s Head’ came to my notice, my interest was piqued. Was it the name of a place? A person? Soon, all became clear…

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The Pallampur Predicament by Brian Stoddart

Crow Bait by Douglas Skelton

Edge by Nick Oldham

Massacre Pond by Paul Doiron

Hold the Dark by William Giraldi

An Appetite for Murder by Linda Stratmann

The Blue and the Grey by MJ Trow

Calvin's Head by David Swatling

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