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Black River by Nilanjana Roy – Review
By Sandra Callard Nilanjana Roy’s latest novel commences with a jarring and disconcerting incident: the tragic demise of an eight-year-old ... -
Standing in the Shadows by Peter Robinson – Review
By Sandra Callard In the realm of crime fiction, the late Peter Robinson has etched his name with a distinction ... -
How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel by Kate Jackson – Review
By Clare Jenkins One day in St Mary Mead, a murder is announced which puts the cat among the pigeons. ... -
The Mysterious Mr Badman by WF Harvey – Review
By Sarah Morgan What do you mean you’ve never heard of WF Harvey? Well, shame on you! Born in Leeds ... -
The Black Spectacles by John Dickson Carr – Review
By Sarah Morgan Looking at the title of this novel, you might imagine that it features someone who wears Buddy ... -
The Quiet Tenant by Clémence Michallon – Review
By Sandra Callard This tightly written thriller could be based anywhere – which is all to the good as the ... -
Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater – Review
By Sandra Callard This original and obsessively good new novel revolves mainly around two young women who work as booksellers ... -
Death of an Author by E.C.R Lorac – Review
By Sarah Morgan As every crime fiction-loving reader knows, many authors have their own detective, a familiar presence, usually with ... -
Final Acts, edited by Martin Edwards – Review
By Sarah Morgan Will the curtain ever come down on the British Library’s Classic Crime collection? Let’s hope not, otherwise ... -
Meantime by Frankie Boyle – Review
By Sandra Callard Frankie Boyle, mainly known for rude comedy and scabrous political satire, has graduated into an extremely fine ... -
Murder in the Falling Snow, edited by Cecily Gayford – Review
By Sarah Morgan Band Aid once claimed “It’s Christmas time, there’s no need to be afraid.” Clearly they had no ... -
Death on the Downbeat by Sebastian Farr – Review
By Sarah Morgan What do Les Liaisons dangereuses, Dracula, Carrie and Bridget Jones’s Diary have in common? Top marks go ...
