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We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

By Vicki Weisfeld

17 August, 2021

It’s the season when all the crime, mystery, and thriller awards are just about in. The lists always reveal one or two gems missed in the past year, like Chris Whitaker’s We Begin at the End. The book was named the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime…

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By DeathBecomesHer

1 May, 2019

Written by David Baldacci — He’s sold over 130 million books, yet to date David Baldacci has been off this reviewer’s radar. Time to change that, but is it wise to start the acquaintance by jumping in at book five of an established series? Thankfully,…

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Holidays from hell

By crimefictionlover

12 April, 2019

On the Radar — Are you ready for Easter? Be on your guard because bad things can happen during the holidays and in Chris Brookmyre’s latest novel there are echoes of the Madeline McCann case, that real-life holiday tragedy in Portugal. This week’s new crime…

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A guide to Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series

By Jeremy Megraw

7 August, 2017

When it comes to Nordic noir, you’re unlikely to find a series quite like Department Q. Conceived by Danish writer Jussi Adler-Olsen, these books are dark and unflinchingly brutal, full of social commentary, yet also manage big doses of madcap, laugh-out-loud humour. They have proven…

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CrimeFictionLover: Top five books of 2013

By crimefictionlover

24 December, 2013

Well, all my excellent colleagues here at Crime Fiction Lover have weighed in with their favourite books of 2013, and one thing I love about it is that everybody’s tastes and ranges of reading are so different. Now it’s my turn and, well, the choices…

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Redemption

By crimefictionlover

12 July, 2013

Written by Jussi Adler-Olsen — The miserable and sardonic Copenhagen police detective Carl Mørck is back, and this time he plays the main role in a story that has something for just about every stripe of crime fiction lover. Mørck is the head of Department Q,…

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Banks is back!

By spriteby

4 July, 2013

On the Radar — This week’s book report features news on the latest DCI Banks novel by Peter Robinson. Also, former BBC journalist Bea Davenport makes her crime fiction debut, drawing on her experience as a local communities reporter in the north east of England….

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Blind Faith

By DavidPrestidge

11 August, 2012

Written by CJ Lyons — Sarah Durandt’s husband and young son were murdered by a psychopathic paedophile, Damian Wright. He goes to his grave two years later via a lethal injection in a Texas prison, without revealing where the bodies are. Having witnessed Wright’s death,…

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redemption

We Begin at the End by Chris Whitaker

Redemption

Holidays from hell

A guide to Jussi Adler-Olsen's Department Q series

CrimeFictionLover: Top five books of 2013

Redemption

Banks is back!

Blind Faith

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