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How the Dead Speak

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Written by Val McDermid — The next in a popular crime series is usually welcomed by readers. It’s almost like having a catch up with an old buddy, isn’t it? But have you ever given a thought to how the writer feel about carrying on…
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No One Home

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Written by Tim Weaver — At the end of Tim Weaver’s last book, You Were Gone, there were distinct signs that David Raker’s old pal Bryan Kennedy was about to make a reappearance. That promise has been kept, and at the start of this week…
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The Flower Girls

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Written by Alice Clark-Platts — With children who kill as its main focus, The Flower Girls by Alice Clark-Platts has ‘controversy’ written all over it. Some will find it a difficult book to read. There are parallels to real-life cases such as the two youngsters…
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The Last Thing She Told Me

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Written by Linda Green — Over the years, deathbed confessions have been used to great effect in fiction. Prepare for another variation on the theme. Nicola’s grandma is fading, and as she keeps vigil over her elderly relative, she ponders upon the strained relationship that…
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Class Murder

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Written by Leigh Russell – Detective Geraldine Steel is back for her 10th case, but this time the former Met officer has been demoted from inspector to sergeant after breaking the law to help her drug addict twin sister. She has moved to York, where…
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Scorched Earth

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Written by David Mark — DS Aector McAvoy is the best thing to come out of Hull since the M62 motorway. Come to think if it, you can add David Mark to that too. McAvoy ranks alongside Rebus and Harry Bosch in my list of…
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The End of Lies by Andrew Barrett

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“How can you tell if you’re lying to yourself?” this crime thriller begins, and it’s a good question. Middle-aged librarian Becky and her police inspector husband Chris appear to have been lying to themselves for some time. Becky and Chris have been planning a crime,…
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The Other Mother by JA Baker

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Three women who share one secret create myriad possibilities in this thriller from North East-based author JA Baker, published by independent favourite Bloodhound Books. Lissy lives with her teenage daughter Rosie in a small, remote village in Yorkshire. Their home is comfortable and Lissy spends…
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