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All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage

By MarinaSofia

3 May, 2016

While All Things Cease to Appear does have a suspicious death and violence in it, this book is far, far removed from your conventional crime novel. Sure, it tightens the psychological screws as you read, but the suspense has more to do with atmosphere than…

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The Girl from Home by Adam Mitzer

By DavidPrestidge

19 April, 2016

Wall Street traders used to call themselves the masters of the universe. Maybe they still do. It’s what Jonathan Caine’s friends call him, perhaps with a touch of irony, and he does indeed deal in the arcane world of hedge funds. He has a million…

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Three Little Pigs

By Jeremy Megraw

10 April, 2016

Apostolos Doxiadis used to write graphic novels, but here brings a fresh take on mafia revenge, told from the perspective of a mysterious old man. When a man in old Brooklyn kills another in a drunken brawl, it turns out the victim is the local…

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Three Little Pigs: A Story by Apostles Doxiadis

By Jeremy Megraw

25 March, 2016

Already known for inventing the genre of mathematical fiction with his peculiar novel Uncle Petros and Goldbach’s Conjecture, and with a best-selling graphic novel under his belt in the form of Logicomix, Greek writer Apostolos Doxiadis turns his hand to something equally unique – a…

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The Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver

By DeathBecomesHer

15 March, 2016

He’s the master of smoke and mirrors, disguise and deceit, and this time Jeffery Deaver sets his brain-twisting new Lincoln Rhyme novel in the most hi-tech of situations. Quadriplegic crime-solver Rhyme relies upon the latest technology to help him function. He’s Jeffery Deaver’s main series character…

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Interview: Jeffery Deaver

By DeathBecomesHer

8 March, 2016

“Technology is everywhere: it makes our lives easier, our connections faster and journeys quicker. But in the hands of someone smart enough, every piece of technology can be a murder weapon.” So reads the blurb of the latest Lincoln Rhyme thriller from the pen of…

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Murder Never Knocks by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins

By RoughJustice

7 March, 2016

As the creator of the iconic PI Mike Hammer, hardboiled author Mickey Spillane needs no introduction. Nor should Max Allan Collins. The latter’s original series about Quarry, the hit-man who targets other hitmen, is about to become a TV series. At the same time publisher…

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The Travelers by Chris Pavone

By RoughJustice

4 March, 2016

In an expertly assembled first few chapters, Chris Pavone sets the scene nicely. The Travelers of the title is a magazine, and so much more. It’s a brand, an idea, an aspiration, an experience and, indeed, a lifestyle. You could say it’s the Grand Dame…

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All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage

The Girl from Home by Adam Mitzer

Three Little Pigs

Three Little Pigs: A Story by Apostles Doxiadis

The Steel Kiss by Jeffery Deaver

Interview: Jeffery Deaver

Murder Never Knocks by Mickey Spillane and Max Allan Collins

The Travelers by Chris Pavone

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