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Available Dark

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Written by Elizabeth Hand — This is the second Cass Neary thriller, following on from Generation Loss. Not having read that book didn’t prevent me in any way from enjoying this latest one. Cass Neary exists on the edge of society. She received critical acclaim…
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Phantom

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Written by Jo Nesbo, translated by Don Bartlett — If you’ve read Stieg Larsson’s dragon tattoo books and want more of that nordic noir then Jo Nesbo is just the thing, though you might find his work darker, and more dramatic. Phantom is his seventh…
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Those Who Kill... a preview

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It’s Danish. That’s enough for quite a few crime fiction lovers out there. So when ITV3 airs Those Who Kill at 10pm tomorrow night (23 February) we reckon plenty of people who read our site will be tuning in. We’re fans of The Killing and…
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Nights of Awe

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Written by Harri Nykanen — With more than 30 published novels under his belt, Nights of Awe is the latest offering from Finnish crime journalist turned crime writer, Harri Nykanen, who has recently signed with Bitter Lemon Press. But it’s only the second of his books…
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Mercy

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Mercy unfolds like a police procedural but has an urgent, thrilling edge to it thanks to Adler-Olsen’s great storytelling. He sets up cliff-hangers with poise, pulling you on through the chapters even though for long periods detective Carl Mørck and his assistant Assad are investigating…
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Ashes to Dust

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Written by Yrsa Sigurðardóttir — In the early hours of 23 January 1973, the Eldfell volcano erupted on the island of Heimæy; the only inhabited island in the Vestmannæyjar volcanic archipelago, an area now known as The Pompeii of the North. The severity of the…
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Mercy by Jussi Adler-Olsen

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Translated by Lisa Hartford — This is the first of four books in the author’s Department Q series to be translated from Danish into English. And, if you’re into your Scandinavian crime fiction like I am, I’d be very surprised if you don’t find it…
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