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Kill Alex Cross

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Written by James Patterson – James Patterson has proved a polarising presence in crime fiction, and in publishing more generally. Patterson is nothing if not prolific, and churns out novels at a prodigious pace. Last year saw the release of 11 books authored or co-authored…
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Resurrected

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Written by Steve Trotter – Surprisingly, despite all the violence that occurs in Steve Trotter’s Resurrected, it is hard to call it gritty. Trotter delivers the action in his self-published debut, but comes up short of delivering anything other than a shoot-’em-up. Those looking for…
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Strindberg’s Star

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Written by Jan Wallentin – Back in October 2010, Swedish journalist turned author Jan Wallentin’s debut novel, Strindbergs stjärna, was released in his native Sweden. Fast forward nearly two years, and the rights to this fast-paced thriller have been picked up by publishing houses in…
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Fatal Tango

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Written by Wolfram Fleischhauer — Fatal Tango is an unusual kind of thriller: a mix of love story, family drama, travelogue, political thriller and suspense. It opens innocently enough with the story of Giulietta Battin, a 19-year-old German ballet dancer who is curious to find…
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World Book Night: 25 great crime reads

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Well, it’s Shakespeare’s birthday and 23 April has also been designated World Book Night. While we think the charitable effort – distributing a million free books to people less fortunate – is commendable, when we looked at this year’s WBN list we couldn’t help but…
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Pantheon

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Written by Sam Bourne — Sam Bourne is the nom de plume of Guardian political journalist Jonathan Freedland. In his last novel, The Final Reckoning, he examined how far the Nazis reached sympathisers where you’d not expect them. In Pantheon he reappraises WWII again, this…
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Sorry

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No, we’re not apologising for anything. We just wanted to tell you about the upcoming book by German author Zoran Drvenkar which is entitled Sorry. It’s already a bestseller in Germany and has won the 2011 Friedrich Glauser Prize, the top award in German language…
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Creep

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Written by Jennifer Hillier — Debut or not, Creep is an impressive crime thriller that’s easy to read and gripping. The story is centred on Dr Sheila Tao. A psychology professor at a major university in Seattle, she seems to have everything going for her…
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