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The Hunting Dogs by Jorn Lier Horst

By Jeremy Megraw

21 June, 2014

The Norwegian detective William Wisting is an upright, honest, and morally unambiguous good cop with an impeccable career seeking truth and justice. So it comes as a backhanded slap when his own department is accused of corruption, and worse, of planting evidence. The news comes…

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A Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes

By Andre

9 June, 2014

It’s several years since the financial crisis hit but it seems there’s no let-up in the banker bashing. In the case of the second book in the Alice Quentin series, bankers have to endure a bit more than a bashing for their sins. A Killing…

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The Axe Factor by Colin Cotterill

By Jeremy Megraw

2 June, 2014

Frustrated journalist Jimm Juree, hemmed down by family obligations and with no romantic life to speak of, has left her career as a reporter in the big city to help her mother run their shack of a hotel in the small village of Maprao on…

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Interview: Belinda Bauer

By Andre

21 May, 2014

Five novels into her crime career, Belinda Bauer has become a favourite among critics and readers alike. Her 2010 debut, Blacklands won the CWA Gold Dagger in 2010. Rubbernecker, which features an anatomy student who stumbles across a crime amidst the cadavers, was recently longlisted…

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The Bones Beneath by Mark Billingham

By DavidPrestidge

17 May, 2014

In Tom Thorne’s last outing, The Dying Hours, having been busted down to uniform for one too many indiscretions, our hero ends up hospitalised with a bullet wound. His boss says, “I’ve got good news and bad news….” Not far into The Bones Beneath we…

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Straight Jacket by Adrian Deans

By nagaisayonara

13 May, 2014

I’m an advocate of judging a book by its cover. When you’re walking through a bookstore, or even browsing on Amazon, a simple, intriguing cover, a good blurb and a couple of choice quotes can really make a book stand out. Straight Jacket by Adrian…

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The Axeman of Storyville by Heath Lowrence

By RoughJustice

5 May, 2014

Now here is a book with some pedigree. In her top five crime novels of 2011, Eva Dolan (aka LoiteringWithIntent) picked as number five The Adventures of Cash Laramie and Gideon Miles, a collection of stories about two US Marshals. Number 4 in that list…

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The Murder Bag by Tony Parsons

By MarinaSofia

4 May, 2014

Crime fiction has become the destination genre of choice for writers who have been successful writing other kinds of fiction. JK Rowling, John Banville and Isabel Allende are just a few of the big names who have tried their hand at crime fiction writing in…

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The Hunting Dogs by Jorn Lier Horst

A Killing of Angels by Kate Rhodes

The Axe Factor by Colin Cotterill

Interview: Belinda Bauer

The Bones Beneath by Mark Billingham

Straight Jacket by Adrian Deans

The Axeman of Storyville by Heath Lowrence

The Murder Bag by Tony Parsons

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