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Murder House: Part 3 by James Patterson and David Ellis

By Andre

14 September, 2015

Even though it’s a week between installments of Murder House, it’s easy enough to get back into this serial thriller following part one and part two earlier this month (both reviewed on CFL). Although the prose is merely serviceable it does have an immediacy thanks…

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Murder House: Part Two by James Patterson and David Ellis

By Andre

7 September, 2015

Four weeks, five parts, one gripping story is how James Patterson’s latest standalone novel is being sold. It’s a bold move to release a serial as an eBook and audiobook (featuring bonus audio content), though it’s not been without teething troubles (see our review of…

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Murder House: Part One by James Patterson and David Ellis

By Andre

2 September, 2015

Although he’s never been a critics’ favourite, James Patterson is a permanent fixture on the bestseller and library lending lists. Like literary sensations ranging from Charles Dickens to Stephen King, he has a popular following that will buy into a serial – in this case,…

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Dexter is Dead by Jeff Lindsay

By Keith Nixon

18 August, 2015

Dexter Morgan is in a Miami prison, in the section reserved for the worst of criminals. He’s being held for the murder of three people, his wife, his lover and a man by the identity of Robert Chase. Worse still the police are claiming Dexter…

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The Samaritan by Mason Cross

By Keith Nixon

17 August, 2015

There’s a serial killer operating in Los Angeles, here in Mason Cross’ latest Carter Blake thriller. Trouble is, nobody realises it until the mutilated body of a young woman is found in the Santa Monica mountains after torrential rain produces a mud slide and reveals…

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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 Man Who Watched Women buy Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt

By Jeremy Megraw

14 August, 2015

Translated by Marlaine Delargy — In this suspenseful serial killer thriller, Stockholm is beset by a heatwave and a series of brutal killings of young women. The national police homicide unit, Riksmord, realises early on that the ritualistic killings are copycat crimes. They mirror perfectly the…

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The Child by Sebastian Fitzek

By MarinaSofia

10 August, 2015

Translated by John Brownjohn — When it was published in Germany in 2006, Sebastian Fitzek’s debut novel Therapy knocked The Da Vinci Code off the number one spot in the bestseller charts. We’ve reviewed it here, meanwhile Fitzek has made a name for himself both in his native Germany and…

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Murder House: Part 3 by James Patterson and David Ellis

Murder House: Part Two by James Patterson and David Ellis

Dexter is Dead by Jeff Lindsay

The Samaritan by Mason Cross

Kiss and Tell by Luke Murphy

The Man Who Watched Women buy Michael Hjorth and Hans Rosenfeldt

The Child by Sebastian Fitzek

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