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Raven: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

By Raven

4 July, 2015

I became hooked on crime fiction thanks to the encouragement of my mum who started me reading, and gave me the keys to the crime kingdom with her crime and thriller collection very early on. Having quickly rejected the Golden Age – far too dull for my…

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The Albino's Treasure by Stuart Douglas

By RoughJustice

29 May, 2015

The year is 1896 and Holmes and Watson are again sharing rooms at Baker Street. The pair are woken up in the night by Inspector Lestrade. A portrait of Lord Salisbury in the National Gallery has been vandalised and the culprit, a member of the…

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Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Mad Bear by John Elvin

By crimefictionlover

24 April, 2015

Every so often crime fiction lovers stage that old debate – should the famous characters of the genre be laid to rest with their authors when they pass on, or can we allow other writers to take them up and give them new mysteries to…

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Elementary: The Ghost Line by Adam Christopher

By RoughJustice

26 February, 2015

Because of all the hype surrounding the BBC’s Sherlock, and the popularity of it’s lead actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman, it almost feels like sacrilege to point out that the best Holmes and Watson currently on television appear in an American import called Elementary….

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NBA legend to pen Sherlockian mystery

By crimefictionlover

9 January, 2015

Footballer and manager Terry Venables did it in the 1970s. Champion jockey AP McCoy did it just last year. And now the former LA Lakers all-star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is to join them and write a crime novel. The retired athlete – one of the greatest…

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Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz

By RoughJustice

16 October, 2014

Having experienced considerable critical and commercial success with The House of Silk, accomplished author Anthony Horowitz has returned to the world of Sherlock Holmes with his latest book. However, it might be more accurate to suggest he has entered Moriarty’s world, since this book’s narrative…

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The Beat Goes On by Ian Rankin

By Andre

9 October, 2014

The Rebus revival continues with this volume of 29 tales, old and new, featuring the irascible Edinburgh detective. Having retired Rebus, Ian Rankin brought him back for a cold case in Standing in Another Man’s Grave in 2012 and then reinstated him to CID –…

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First look: Moriarty by Horowitz

By crimefictionlover

5 October, 2014

Just the other day we posted a feature looking at the best Sherlock Holmes books that weren’t written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It’s almost as though we sent up a literary signal flare, because just like that a new book set in the Sherlock…

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Raven: The five books that got me hooked on crime fiction

The Albino's Treasure by Stuart Douglas

Sherlock Holmes and the Eye of Mad Bear by John Elvin

Elementary: The Ghost Line by Adam Christopher

NBA legend to pen Sherlockian mystery

Moriarty by Anthony Horowitz

The Beat Goes On by Ian Rankin

First look: Moriarty by Horowitz

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