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Kolymsky Heights by Lionel Davidson

By DavidPrestidge

25 March, 2015

Lionel Davidson and his thrillers have been unjustly neglected in recent years. He blazed a trail with articulate and complex international spy stories just before John Le Carre and Len Deighton achieved celebrity status. However, a few years ago Philip Pullman selected Davidson’s 1994 novel…

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Black Wood by SJI Holliday

By DeathBecomesHer

20 March, 2015

Deep, dark woods have been the stuff of gripping tales since Red Riding Hood was a lass, so the title of this book is surely enough to alert the reader before they’ve even opened the cover. Twenty-three years ago, in the little town of Banktoun,…

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No Name Lane by Howard Linskey

By DeathBecomesHer

13 March, 2015

“Suffer the little children to come unto me,” is the New Testament phrase that drives the serial killer in this book. The faceless, deluded murderer of young girls sees it as an invitation to send the poor victims to the ‘safety’ of heaven and as…

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The Devil's Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth

By RoughJustice

6 March, 2015

The horror and crime genres have so much in common – strong plotting, and bad things happen to people whether they’re good or not – that it’s no surprise that there seems to be an ever increasing number of authors writing supernatural thrillers. However good…

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Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton

By Keith Nixon

25 February, 2015

Van Shaw, US Army Ranger veteran, steps off a plane in Seattle drawn back by a note from his estranged grandfather, Dono, 10 years after he suddenly left. He hasn’t heard from Dono or been home since then, undertaking tours in various war-torn theatres as…

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Tell Tale by Mark Sennen

By DeathBecomesHer

18 February, 2015

It is always something of a lottery for a reader to discover an author and character mid-series. Will you feel left out of a tight-knit clique, or be welcomed to the fold with open arms? Tell Tale is the fourth Sennen novel to feature DI…

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Silent Scream by Angela Parsons

By nagaisayonara

14 February, 2015

You’d be forgiven for thinking you’d seen everything when it comes to serial killer novels. It’s been a while since something really different has come out in the sub-genre, and in its opening Angela Marsons’ Silent Scream does little to separate itself from the norm….

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Beyond the Rage

By DeathBecomesHer

10 February, 2015

Written by Michael J Malone — Some crime thrillers pull you in immediately and carry you along like a tidal wave; others leave you paddling at the water’s edge, waiting for the surge that never comes. Beyond the Rage fits firmly into the latter category. Kenny O’Neill…

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Kolymsky Heights by Lionel Davidson

Black Wood by SJI Holliday

No Name Lane by Howard Linskey

The Devil's Detective by Simon Kurt Unsworth

Past Crimes by Glen Erik Hamilton

Tell Tale by Mark Sennen

Silent Scream by Angela Parsons

Beyond the Rage

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