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The Abduction of Mary Rose

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Written by Joan Hall Hovey — Joan Hall Hovey is not a household name yet, but this Canadian writer has been quietly and steadily publishing suspense novels for the past 10 years. The Abduction of Mary Rose is her fifth and most recent novel, and…
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All Fall Down

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Written by Louise Voss and Mark Edwards – All Fall Down is the sequel to Catch Your Death, which was the first book to be reviewed on Crime Fiction Lover back in 2011, when it was released as a self-published Kindle book. The authors went…
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The Double Game

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Written by Dan Fesperman — For those not familiar with the author, Dan Fesperman has written crime stories like the excellent Lie in the Dark, as well as war-themed and espionage stories such as The Arms Maker of Berlin. His thrillers are usually set in…
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How's the Pain?

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Translated from the original French, How’s the Pain ranked as MarinaSofia‘s favourite crime book of 2012. She said: “This, to my mind, is the perfect noir: a tragicomedy about an unlikely friendship between the ageing vermin exterminator Simon (AKA a contract killer) and the naïve…
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Say You're Sorry

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When all our contributors compiled their top five books of 2012, DeathBecomesHer chose Say You’re Sorry in the number one position. She said: “I’m ashamed to admit that Say You’re Sorry was my first foray into the work of award-winning crime writer Michael Robotham, but…
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Talking to the Dead

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Talking to the Dead by Harry Bingham was chosen as the number one crime book of 2012 by our contributor David Prestidge. “This was so far ahead of the field in my estimation that had it been in an under-12s rugby game, they would have…
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Bloodland by Alan Glynn

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A conspiracy thriller that moves with ease between recession-hit Ireland, the killing fields of Congo and the political wrangling of the United States, Bloodland is a fast, furious and depressingly plausible story. This is not the kind of book I would normally pick up, as I find conspiracy…
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7 Days by Deon Meyer

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The run of cracking South African thrillers continues with this book. 7 Days reunites us with Detective Benny Griessel, last seen in 13 Hours back in 2010. He’s a divorcee and recovering alcoholic. At this point, Benny has been sober nearly two years and is…
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