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Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

27 April, 2023

Help! I’m Wilder Harlow and I’m trapped in this review. Before that, my prison was more substantial and somewhat of a labyrinth, although perhaps telling you that Looking Glass Sound was like a prison is a white lie. My time in Catriona Ward‘s book depicts…

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A guide to John Connolly's Charlie Parker

By DavidPrestidge

9 April, 2018

Charlie Parker was introduced to the crime fiction world in May 1999 with Every Dead Thing. It won a Shamus Award for best debut novel, and was also the LA Times Book of the Year. Parker is the creation of John Connolly, a Dublin-based author…

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The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker

By Andre

19 June, 2015

Harry D’Amour is an occult detective created by horror author Clive Barker three decades ago. He’s appeared in short stories, novels and film adaptations (1995’s Lord of Illusions), and now D’Amour takes on one of Barker’s most hellish characters. The Scarlet Gospels pits the detective…

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The Strings of Murder by Oscar de Muriel

By crimefictionlover

21 March, 2015

Although he works for Scotland Yard, Inspector Frey is shocked when he’s actually sent to Scotland by none other than Lord Salisbury, the prime minister, to look into the case of a murdered violinist. It’s a sensitive issue because the year is 1888 and the man…

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Interview: Oscar de Muriel

By crimefictionlover

7 February, 2015

A few weeks ago we showed you the cover of a debut novel called The Strings of Murder here on Crime Fiction Lover. But on top of the interesting cover design, the book’s got quite a story behind it. It’s the first novel for Mexican…

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Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward

A guide to John Connolly's Charlie Parker

The Scarlet Gospels by Clive Barker

The Strings of Murder by Oscar de Muriel

Interview: Oscar de Muriel

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