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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 Devil's Playground by Stav Sherez

By Keith Nixon

1 May, 2014

It’s hard to believe that a decade has passed since The Devil’s Playground first came out. The book received widespread acclaim and was shortlisted for the CWA John Creasey Dagger, which goes to a top new writer each year. With this debut novel, crime fiction…

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Never Look Back

By crimefictionlover

20 April, 2014

DI Mike Lockyer has an autistic brother. He also has a failed marriage. The wedding ring on a chain round his neck is a constant reminder of the latter, while his visits to his brother’s care home remind him that life can be extremely unfair…

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The Facts of Life and Death

By crimefictionlover

20 April, 2014

Ruby Trick is an over-weight 10 year-old at a Devon primary school. Her workshy father sits at home dreaming of being a cowboy. When a serial killer strikes the flood-threatened village, John Trick acts out his fantasy by trying to form a posse to hunt…

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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

The Devil's Playground by Stav Sherez

Never Look Back

The Facts of Life and Death

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