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The Damage Done by James Oswald

By MarinaSofia

5 March, 2016

James Oswald is no longer a well-kept secret for fans of slightly off-beat crime fiction. Now publishing his sixth novel in the Inspector McLean series, he has been called ‘the new Ian Rankin’ and ‘the next big thing in crime fiction’. We spotted his talent…

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The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths

By DavidPrestidge

31 January, 2016

Walsingham, deep in rural Norfolk, is a curious place. In Jim Kelly’s Death on Demand, for instance, its religious history attracts both serious Christian pilgrims and obscure extremists. Elly Griffiths uses this unusual setting as well, in her new novel The Woman in Blue. A…

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The Promise by Alison Bruce

By MarinaSofia

30 January, 2016

It’s been a bit of a wait for the sixth book in the Gary Goodhew series, so it was with a sigh of contentment that I settled down with the latest adventures of one of my favourite young detectives. I have to admit to having…

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Nightblind by Ragnar Jonasson

By crimefictionlover

17 January, 2016

Translated by Quentin Bates — With its unique blend of a Golden Age-style mystery and a bleak, frozen Icelandic setting, Snowblind was one of our top five debuts of 2015. Just when you thought you’d seen it all in Scandinavian crime fiction, Orenda Books released a brand…

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In the Cold Dark Ground by Stuart MacBride

By DavidPrestidge

14 January, 2016

Logan McRae is one of the more endearing Scottish coppers who has risen to fictional fame over the last two decades. Formerly a detective sergeant, he is now in uniform again and has been banished to the bleak north coast of Aberdeenshire, away from his…

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Hard Cheese by Ulf Durling

By nagaisayonara

13 January, 2016

Translated by Bertil Falk — Män som hatar kvinnor (Men who hate women) became The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Polis, polis, potatismos! (Police, police, potatoes) became Murder at the Savoy, the sixth novel in Sjöwall and Wahlöö’s Martin Beck series. In a similar way, Gammal ost (Old Cheese)…

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After You Die by Eva Dolan

By DavidPrestidge

10 January, 2016

From page one of this excellent book, Eva Dolan reveals why she is one of the rising stars of British crime fiction. She announced her presence with the first two books in the series, Long Way Home and Tell No Tales, set in the Hate…

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A Taste of Ashes

By DavidPrestidge

5 January, 2016

Tony Black’s second DI Bob Valentine novel is set in the west coast town of Ayr. Valentine is a cop who places himself – literally – at the sharp end, as he is just returning to duty after being stabbed in the heart. He is straight…

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The Damage Done by James Oswald

The Woman in Blue by Elly Griffiths

The Promise by Alison Bruce

Nightblind by Ragnar Jonasson

In the Cold Dark Ground by Stuart MacBride

Hard Cheese by Ulf Durling

After You Die by Eva Dolan

A Taste of Ashes

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