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The Drowning Ground by James Marrison

By Keith Nixon

15 September, 2015

When the body of a local farmer is found on the peak of a hill with a pitchfork rammed through his neck Detective Chief Inspector Guillermo Downes is called in. The deceased is Frank Hurst and well known to Downes. Ten years previously Downes investigated…

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Preserve the Dead by Brian McGilloway

By Keith Nixon

9 September, 2015

Detective Sergeant Lucy Black of the Derry police force leads a full and complex life. Her father is suffering the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and has been badly beaten by another inmate at the secure unit he’s currently in. But before she can complain…

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Shutter Man by Richard Montanari

By DavidPrestidge

4 September, 2015

When the Rousseau family are found dead in their suburban Philadelphia home – and Mrs Rousseau is minus her face – homicide cop Kevin Byrne, no stranger to horror, is appalled. There are no obvious clues, no prints, no forensics, and no motive. Only when…

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The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

By DeathBecomesHer

23 August, 2015

It’s billed as a Chief Inspector Gamache mystery, but these days Armande Gamache has left the Surete du Quebec behind and retired to the peaceful community of Three Pines, north of the Vermont border in the Eastern Townships, with long-suffering wife Reine-Marie. They’re trying to…

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Kiss and Tell by Luke Murphy

By DavidPrestidge

15 August, 2015

Charlene Taylor is a case of like father, like daughter. Her dad was a highly regarded member of the LAPD, and she was pre-ordained to follow his footsteps. His retirement, as with many such career cops, left a big hole in his life and he…

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The Defenceless by Kati Hiekkapelto

By MarinaSofia

2 August, 2015

Translated by David Hackston — There’s a new school of social critique creeping into crime fiction. When it’s done without sacrificing either characterisation or a good plot, it can make for very compelling reading. After Stav Sherez and Eva Dolan in the UK, Arnaldur Indridason and…

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Skies of Ash by Rachel Howzell Hall

By RoughJustice

15 July, 2015

LA Homicide detective Elouise Norton returns to our shelves a year after making her terrific debut in Land of Shadows. If you’ve read that book, then you’ll know Norton is confident and assertive, and very much the senior detective in her partnership with Colin Taggert, who is white…

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Taking Pity by David Mark

By DeathBecomesHer

10 July, 2015

We’ve followed the careers of Hull author David Mark and his police detective Aector McAvoy since the writer’s debut novel back in 2012. Aector McAvoy’s journey began in The Dark Winter, where we met the detective sergeant and his son as they enjoyed a hot chocolate in a cafe…

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The Drowning Ground by James Marrison

Preserve the Dead by Brian McGilloway

Shutter Man by Richard Montanari

The Nature of the Beast by Louise Penny

Kiss and Tell by Luke Murphy

Skies of Ash by Rachel Howzell Hall

Taking Pity by David Mark

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