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Estella's Fury by Barbara Havelocke

By Paul Burke

1 December, 2025

Not only are the works of Charles Dickens rich in atmosphere, they’re full of unusual characters that beg further exploration. PLEASE, SIR, CAN WE HAVE SOME MORE? Barbara Havelocke is an author who has heeded the call — and then some. Estella’s Fury follows on…

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Interview: Barbara Havelocke

By crimefictionlover

17 November, 2025

Since 2017, Barbara Copperthwaite has been a crime author worth following if you enjoy frighteningly realistic psychological crime fiction, and books like Her Last Secret and the Perfect Friend have been favourites on both sides of the Atlantic. But a couple of years ago, she…

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The Protocols of Spying by Merle Nygate

By Vicki Weisfeld

30 October, 2025

Right from the title you’ll know Merle Nygate’s new political thriller will be provocative. It echoes the notorious antisemitic conspiracy theory, The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, which claimed to be a true account of Jewish plans to take over the world. This screed…

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Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests by KJ Whittle

By Erin Britton

23 October, 2025

KJ Whittle’s debut novel, Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests, is a psychological mystery that balances the intrigue of a traditional whodunnit with the moral uncertainty of a contemporary character study. The puzzle begins when seven strangers are invited to a dinner party at…

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Clown Town by Mick Herron

By DeathBecomesHer

1 October, 2025

Fans of Mick Herron, and Slow Horses in particular, have been mightily spoiled these past few weeks. First came the arrival of Clown Town, book nine in the Slough House series, closely followed by the arrival on Apple TV+ of series five of the series…

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Divinity Games by Lou Gilmond

By Vicki Weisfeld

11 August, 2025

If you begin to think Lou Gilmond’s new thriller Divinity Games is actually a report from the near future, you would be forgiven. Many of the plot elements she has assembled in this eye-opening book parallel current trends here in the US, Britain and around…

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The Good Liar by Denise Mina

By Sharon Richardson

29 July, 2025

Denise Mina’s The Good Liar is a suspenseful exploration of the impact of wealth, class and power on a murder case. Is justice truly blind? Can expert testimony always be trusted? Is it possible for the law keep pace with technology? The book opens as…

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The King’s Agent by Rosemary Hayes

By Erin Britton

28 July, 2025

November 1808. The return to England following service in the Peninsula War has not been a welcome one for former Captain Will Fraser. Having lost his commission and been drummed out of his regiment on trumped-up charges of cowardice and insubordination, he has naught to…

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Estella's Fury by Barbara Havelocke

Interview: Barbara Havelocke

The Protocols of Spying by Merle Nygate

Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests by KJ Whittle

Clown Town by Mick Herron

Divinity Games by Lou Gilmond

The Good Liar by Denise Mina

The King’s Agent by Rosemary Hayes

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