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The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves

By DeathBecomesHer

3 September, 2020

Can it really be 21 years since the first Vera Stanhope novel was published? There have been a further eight releases since The Crow Trap, and The Darkest Evening has been eagerly awaited by fans of this series. Many of those readers may have been…

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The Coral Bride by Roxanne Bouchard

By DeathBecomesHer

1 September, 2020

Translated by David Warriner — Can you remember the plot details of a book you read a couple of years ago? If you’re a crime fiction lover like me, you may tend to get through quite a few over the months. And they’re all so…

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One Eye Open by Paul Finch

By RoughJustice

20 August, 2020

Paul Finch’s latest novel is a standalone thriller, but like his bestselling Heck series, One Eye Open is a police procedural. On the face of it, the traffic police might not seem the most promising division to write a thriller in, but Finch has once…

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The Silence of the White City by Eva Garcia Saenz

By RoughJustice

11 August, 2020

Translated by Nick Caistor — In 1996 the Basque city of Vitoria was terrorised by a serial killer, according to The Silence of the White City by Eva Garcia Saenz. Eight people were killed, including two babies. The killer placed his victims in pairs in…

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Tokyo Traffic by Michael Pronko

By nagaisayonara

8 July, 2020

Tokyo is a city like any other, except much much bigger. By some counts it ranks as the world’s largest city, and it’s a place Michael Pronko knows well, as proven by his writing on the subject, which includes his detective Hiroshi mystery books. Tokyo…

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Somebody's Daughter by Carol Wyer

By DeathBecomesHer

2 July, 2020

Can it be just three years since award-winning romantic comedy novelist Carol Wyer turned her attention to crime fiction? Since then, she’s written 11 well-received books and now she’s back with her 12th. Somebody’s Daughter is number seven in the series featuring Natalie Ward and…

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Little Altar Boy by John Guzlowski

By Vicki Weisfeld

8 June, 2020

John Guzlowski’s riveting new police procedural takes you back to the time before sustained pressure on the Catholic Church brought to light its widespread and systemic problem of child sexual abuse. The victims’ quest for justice has taken years to play out and is ongoing,…

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The Curator by MW Craven

By DeathBecomesHer

3 June, 2020

Whether you’re a member of #TeamPoe or #TeamTilly, the arrival of a new book featuring this most offbeat of crimefighting double acts is a reason for celebration. We first met Sergeant Washington Poe of the National Crime Agency and NCA analyst Tilly Bradshaw in the…

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The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves

The Coral Bride by Roxanne Bouchard

One Eye Open by Paul Finch

The Silence of the White City by Eva Garcia Saenz

Tokyo Traffic by Michael Pronko

Somebody's Daughter by Carol Wyer

Little Altar Boy by John Guzlowski

The Curator by MW Craven

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