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Serial killer novels: 10 of the best

The traditional definition of a serial killer is a person who has killed three or more people. Individuals who can single-handedly spread this kind of death and destruction have been a terrifying part of our collective conscience for centuries. Jack the Ripper, the Zodiac Killer,…
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What's another dead journalist?

On the Radar — It’s 3 January, a big day for new releases, and if you head to our Reviews section you can catch up on titles from Stuart Neville, Kathy and Brendan Reichs and KN Shields, and many more titles are out today. But January has…
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Off the Grid/Two Evils

Written by PJ Tracy — Back in 2003, the mother-daughter writing team PJ Tracy appeared with Monkeewrench, published as Want to Play? in the UK. This innovative crime thriller introduced the world to Grace MacBride and the computer programming team at the software developer Monkeewrench….
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Meet the Paddington Bear of crime fiction

On the radar – This week our radar has gone into overdrive detecting an interesting mix of crime fiction from both sides of the pond, including a crime fighting teddy bear! Yes, I did say teddy and no I’m not completely mad. Here at CFL,…
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