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DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2023

By DeathBecomesHer

29 December, 2023

It’s been a busy old year, and as a consequence reading has had to take something of a back seat. Which means that I’ve been concentrating on quality over quantity in 2023, while topping up my longing for a cracking good tale by sampling a…

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When We Fall by Aoife Clifford

By DeathBecomesHer

10 May, 2023

It’s with great reluctance that Alex Tillerson is spending time in the strangely insular Australian coastal town of Merritt – and there are many reasons why she really doesn’t want to be there. For starters, the place brings back unhappy memories of childhood visits to…

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On the Radar: Clonk!

By crimefictionlover

21 April, 2023

Welcome to our weekly news column, which lands with a humorous clonk. We lead off with JP Rieger’s new crime novel with a comic-style cover worthy of Roy Lichtenstein with an onomatopoeic title to boot. When you’ve quelled your giggles, read on to discover further…

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Catherine Turnbull: Top five books of 2020

By Catherine Turnbull

17 December, 2020

It’s not been the best year and travelling to more challenging past eras through the portal of modern historical crime novels and thrillers has been a welcome holiday from 2020. My selection includes books set in War World II, the dark and dangerous world of 19th century…

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By Catherine Turnbull

8 July, 2020

Two women and an airman with ice blue eyes are in jeopardy, and at the heart of this smart World War II thriller by Carolyn Kirby. Vee Katchatourian is a pilot ferrying new aircraft to RAF airfields in England when she meets Polish-born flier Stefan…

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When We Fall by Carolyn Kirby

By Catherine Turnbull

7 May, 2020

From the moment you are captive in the cockpit with pilot Vee Katchatourian as she makes an emergency landing in fog in 1943, you will be pulled in to the drama of this World War II thriller. Within seconds she meets Polish-born RAF flier Stefan…

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When We Fall

DeathBecomesHer: Top five books of 2023

When We Fall by Aoife Clifford

On the Radar: Clonk!

Catherine Turnbull: Top five books of 2020

When We Fall

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