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Out of Bounds by Val McDermid

By DeathBecomesHer

23 August, 2016

Chain-reading crime fiction is a seriously satisfying hobby, but not the most sociable if we’re honest. It’s all very well settling down to read another cracking tale, then sharing your views via Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads or – best of all – CrimeFictionLover, but we all…

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For Those Who Know the Ending

By DeathBecomesHer

29 July, 2016

Written by Malcolm Mackay — Martin Sivok wakes up in a deserted warehouse. He is tied to a chair and the balaclava he was wearing earlier has gone. Who is Martin and what led him to this pretty pickle? We’re about to find out. For Those Who Know the…

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Blood Torment by TF Muir

By DeathBecomesHer

21 May, 2016

Back in 2014 I reviewed The Meating Room by the same author and it took months to scour some of the gorier moments of that tale from my subconscious. The latest in the DCI Andy Gilchrist series – we’re now at number six – is a…

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A big year for Ian Rankin, and Rebus

By crimefictionlover

28 April, 2016

Today we say happy 56th birthday to Ian Rankin, and the date also marks the first appearance of Rebus in 1987. “It was 28 April. Wet, naturally, the grass percolating water as John Rebus walked to the grave of his father, dead five years to the day,”…

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A Fine House in Trinity by Lesley Kelly

By DeathBecomesHer

24 April, 2016

Remember the old saying ‘you can choose your friends, but you can’t choose your family’? Well, what if you have a pretty bad taste in friends too? Many people seem to have this problem, including Joe Staines, or Stainesie as he’s better known in his…

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First look: Rather be the Devil by Ian Rankin

By DeathBecomesHer

17 March, 2016

A new John Rebus book is as welcome as a cool pint of Guinness on St Patrick’s Day. An appropriate date, then, for us to bring you a first look at Ian Rankin’s latest opus – and the cover is even green! Rather Be the Devil…

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In Place of Death by Craig Robertson

By DeathBecomesHer

11 March, 2016

Reading crime fiction is an education. Imaginative modes of death notwithstanding, you get the lowdown on some pretty unusual subjects. For example, everything this reviewer knows about geocaching came from the pages of Code, a YA thriller by Kathy and Brendan Reichs. To my ever-expanding…

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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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Out of Bounds by Val McDermid

For Those Who Know the Ending

Blood Torment by TF Muir

A big year for Ian Rankin, and Rebus

A Fine House in Trinity by Lesley Kelly

First look: Rather be the Devil by Ian Rankin

In Place of Death by Craig Robertson

The Damage Done by James Oswald

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