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A Prince and a Spy by Rory Clements

10 March, 2021

At the centre of the intrigue in each of Rory Clements’ World War II espionage novels sit true historical events. Cambridge history professor Tom Wilde’s task is to step in and save the world from the iron glove of Nazi tyranny. One false move and…

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Murder, Forgotten by Deb Richardson-Moore

By DeathBecomesHer

25 September, 2020

Julianna Burke is a successful crime writer, loved by readers the world over. Her books sell and sell, with each new release eagerly awaited by fans. She and her husband Connor are very much in love and enjoy a charmed life, with homes in South…

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The Blood is Still

By DeathBecomesHer

23 April, 2020

Tartan noir aficionado Douglas Skelton is on top form in this, the second in his series featuring reporter Rebecca Connolly. And you don’t get much more Scottish than this one – a man wearing full Highland regalia is found dead on the ancient battle site…

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The Blood is Still by Douglas Skelton

By DeathBecomesHer

25 March, 2020

Can it be a whole year since we first met reporter Rebecca Connolly in Thunder Bay in the wilds of Scotland? It certainly is, and we’re well overdue a catch up! After her adventures on the island of Stoirm, we find Rebecca back at her…

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Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves

By DeathBecomesHer

12 October, 2018

And now the end is near and Jimmy Perez faces the final curtain… Yes, Ann Cleeves has certainly done it her way by announcing the end of the Shetland series, which began with Raven Black in 2009. There are eight books in all – considered…

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Helen FitzGerald's The Cry comes to BBC One

By crimefictionlover

1 October, 2018

No fights. No gunshots. Not even a drop of blood. And yet The Cry, which began airing on BBC One on Sunday 30 September is as harrowing as any crime show you’re likely to watch for quite some time. Adapted from Helen FitzGerald’s 2013 novel…

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Macbeth by Jo Nesbo

By crimefictionlover

18 April, 2018

Translated by Don Bartlett — First performed in 1606, Shakespeare’s Macbeth is one of the best crime stories ever written. Okay, it’s not a whodunnit – we know early on who the culprits are – but to this day it gives us a wonderful psychological…

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Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Golden Samovar

By Catherine Turnbull

9 February, 2018

Written by Olga Wojtas — This time slip romp through imperial Russia has been published to coincide with the centenary of The Pride of Miss Jean Brodie author Muriel Spark’s birth. Spark’s bestselling book mined her own schooldays at James Gillespie’s High School in Edinburgh, which…

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A Prince and a Spy by Rory Clements

Murder, Forgotten by Deb Richardson-Moore

The Blood is Still

The Blood is Still by Douglas Skelton

Wild Fire by Ann Cleeves

Helen FitzGerald's The Cry comes to BBC One

Macbeth by Jo Nesbo

Miss Blaine’s Prefect and the Golden Samovar

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