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The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

By RoughJustice

2 August, 2022

Texan author Gabino Iglesias’ two previous novels, Coyote Songs and Zero Saints, earned him an enviable reputation for being able to blend genres. Writers who can pull this off successfully – like Elizabeth Hand, Laird Barron and Cynthia Pelayo – manage to meet readers’ expectations…

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More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

27 July, 2022

Katie Gutierrez’s debut novel is a story of family, secrets, trauma and the complexity of relationships, told through the eyes of two women – Dolores Rivera and Cassie Bowman. Cassie is an aspiring true crime writer, but for the moment she earns her money by…

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Interview: Jason Bovberg

By crimefictionlover

25 July, 2022

Whether it’s zombie westerns, apocalypse horror or fugitive noir novels, Jason Bovberg is an author obsessed with writing pulp fiction and having fun while doing it. His novels are stylish and expressive, full of dense, zesty prose that demonstrates his love of writing and a…

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Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

By Paul Burke

28 March, 2022

Ansel Packer has 12 hours to live. He’s been sentenced to death and barring the last minute clemency call by his lawyer to the Texas governor, which is unlikely to prove fruitful, the appeals process has been exhausted. There’s a vigil outside the prison by…

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Seasonal Work and Other Killer Stories by Laura Lippman

By Paul Burke

23 March, 2022

Laura Lippman’s recent form has been sparkling. Her last novel, Dream Girl, wasn’t to everyone’s taste given its dalliance with meta-fiction, but it was clever, witty, topical and hugely entertaining. Lady in the Lake and Sunburn have been big hits here on Crime Fiction Lover…

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Meadowlark by Greg Ruth and Ethan Hawke

By Paul Burke

20 September, 2021

Ethan Hawke has over 50 films to his name and he’s written three adult novels, all bestsellers. Meadowlark is his second graphic novel in collaboration with illustrator and writer, Greg Ruth, following Indeh in 2016, and it’s rather good. Aimed at older teens, this coming-of-age…

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Throwing Off Sparks by Michael Pool

By Vicki Weisfeld

5 May, 2020

The first book in a promising new collection, PI Tales, Throwing Off Sparks is also the first book in a new series featuring an East Texas-based female private investigator named Riley Reeves. It doesn’t exactly read like a first-in-a-series, though, and maybe at some future…

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Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke

By Kate Vane

11 September, 2019

Heaven, My Home is the second novel featuring Texas Ranger Darren Mathews. This is a series that really should be read in order so if you want to avoid spoilers, you might want to start with Bluebird, Bluebird. This story has two stands and is…

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The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias

More Than You’ll Ever Know by Katie Gutierrez

Interview: Jason Bovberg

Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka

Seasonal Work and Other Killer Stories by Laura Lippman

Meadowlark by Greg Ruth and Ethan Hawke

Throwing Off Sparks by Michael Pool

Heaven, My Home by Attica Locke

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