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Crime fiction is the genre of fiction that deals with crimes, their detection, criminals, and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred.

Book review: <i>A Commonplace Killing</i> by Sian Busby

Tue, 17/09/2013 - 10:37 — Bridget


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In a post-war England that is bleak and crime ridden, murder is par for the course. Can Detective Inspector Cooper solve this commonplace killing, this murder of one woman amongst many?

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Marble Arch Press
Rating: 
8
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Sian Busby

Book review: <i>The 7th Woman</i> by Frédérique Molay

Tue, 20/08/2013 - 23:14 — Bridget


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Ah, Paris. City of love. Until a meticulous psychopath strikes, mutilating a beautiful and successful Parisian resident. And his murderous intentions have just begun...

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Le French Book
Rating: 
8
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Frédérique Molay

Book review: <i>A Dangerous Fiction</i> by Barbara Rogan

Mon, 12/08/2013 - 04:25 — Bridget


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In the cut-throat world of publishers, literary agents, and authors, sometimes people get hurt. It's usually bruised egos, but for Jo Donovan, it's more... and it's quickly becoming murder. Can she figure out who's out to get her before she loses the plot?

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Viking
Rating: 
7
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Barbara Rogan

Book review: <i>The Wicked Girls</i> by Alex Marwood

Mon, 05/08/2013 - 06:39 — Bridget


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In the tiny seaside town of Whitmouth, girls are being strangled. There's a stalker on the loose, and there are two women on the outskirts of the investigation who have a big secret to keep.

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Penguin
Rating: 
8
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Alex Marwood

Book review: <i>A Serpent's Tooth</i> by Craig Johnson

Tue, 02/07/2013 - 12:01 — Bridget


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Walt Longmire of Absaroka county is back, and up to his neck like never before in a mystery surrounding one strange family and the religious cult they are spreading across the country. But what do the well guarded men at the top want, and how far will they go to get it?

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Viking
Rating: 
8
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Craig Johnson

Book review: <i>The Bleiberg Project</i> by David Khara

Wed, 05/06/2013 - 08:22 — Bridget


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I could have loved this tale of intrigue, nazis and cute CIA agents, but the ridiculously stereotyped nature of the characters let me down. Which is a shame, because I really enjoyed aspects of the writing style.

Genre: 
Thriller
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Le French Book
Rating: 
6
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
David Khara

Book review: <i>All Fun And Games Until Someone Loses an Eye</i> by Christopher Brookmyre

Fri, 31/05/2013 - 01:00 — Tom


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If this was a three-AM takeaway treat, it would be deep fried haggis. Yes they have that.

Genre: 
Thriller
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Abacus
Rating: 
7
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Christopher Brookmyre

Book review: <i>Crime of Privilege</i> by Walter Walker

Thu, 30/05/2013 - 00:12 — Bridget


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I've never read any Walter Walker before, but I've decided I want to read more. His writing style is so engaging that I was hooked from the first few pages, and the storyline manages to be action packed, even when all the crime in the story is officially cold.

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Ballantine Books
Rating: 
8
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Walter Walker

Book review: <i>Another Sun</i> by Timothy Williams

Tue, 02/04/2013 - 10:23 — Bridget


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Guadeloupe may look like a tiny island paradise owned by the French, but under the lazy tropical sun, Guadeloupe is like a political powder keg. How can an outsider like Marie Laveaud have any hope of representing the law of France here, when the reality is so different?

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Political
Publisher: 
Soho
Rating: 
8
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Timothy Williams

Book review: <i>Keep No Secrets</i> by Julie Compton

Mon, 25/03/2013 - 12:17 — Bridget


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It took me a while to figure out why I got so into this book, and then I had an epiphany – it's like a super exciting and stretched out episode of Law and Order IN BOOK FORM. And I do love me a bit of L and O.

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Fresh Fork Publishing
Rating: 
7
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Julie Compton

Book review: <i>Attack of the Unsinkable Rubber Ducks</i> by Christopher Brookmyre

Thu, 21/03/2013 - 11:40 — Tom


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If this was a cartoon, it would be South Park's John Edwards episode.

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Hachette Digital
Rating: 
7
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Christopher Brookmyre

Book review: <i>One Step Behind</i> by Henning Mankell

Thu, 07/03/2013 - 11:36 — Bridget


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In a genre where there is so much pulp churned out all the time, it's easy to lose faith in crime fiction. But don't despair, because Henning Mankell is absolutely brilliant, and he rises above the masses effortlessly. Faith restored.

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Vintage
Rating: 
9
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Henning Mankell

Book review: <i>The Toe Tag Quintet</i> by Matthew Condon

Wed, 02/01/2013 - 14:13 — Bridget


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A good, solid collection of crime-solving tales, infused with big pinch of Australiana and a twinkle in the eye.

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Vintage
Rating: 
8
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Matthew Condon

Book review: <i>The Broken Shore</i> by Peter Temple

Wed, 30/04/2008 - 11:12 — Bridget


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In the starkness and wild of the Victorian coastal countryside, a seemingly straightforward murder is committed. Detective Joe Cashin, who is in recovery from a mentally and physically scarring encounter on the job, pushes through the veneer of simplicity, and is plunged into a dark, complex crime...

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Text Publishing
Rating: 
8
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Peter Temple

Book review: <i>After You With The Pistol</i> by Kyril Bonfiglioli

Sun, 24/02/2008 - 01:11 — Tom


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If this was written by a middle-class douchebag with all the observational skill but zero percent of the humour, it would be any Ian Fleming book.

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Fiction
Humour
Publisher: 
The Overlook Press
Rating: 
6
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Kyril Bonfiglioli

Book review: <i>Dialogues of the Dead</i> by Reginald Hill

Thu, 31/01/2008 - 11:50 — Bridget


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The fat man of crime is back - in a tale of word games, murder, mayhem, and divine intervention.

Genre: 
Thriller
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Harper Collins
Rating: 
7
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Reginald Hill

Book review: <i>Skinny Dip</i> by Carl Hiaasen

Sat, 05/01/2008 - 05:45 — Bridget


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Joey Perrone wants revenge on her husband for trying to kill her for no good reason. Her husband, Chaz, wants to get rich and stay that way, by keeping his dirty little un-environmental secret. Can Joey get her husband back and save what's left of the Florida Everglades?

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Warner Books
Rating: 
8
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Carl Hiaasen

Book review: <i>Miss Smilla's Feeling For Snow</i> by Peter Hoeg

Wed, 05/12/2007 - 15:48 — Tom


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Cover

A rather lovely blue-green photograph of a body silhouetted in water, under some understated silver text. Nicer than the library's hardcover, which was a bland white thing with cartography and so forth.

Genre: 
Thriller
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Harvill Panther
Rating: 
9
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Peter Hoeg

Book review: <i>1st To Die</i> by James Patterson

Fri, 09/11/2007 - 03:16 — Bridget


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Why do I do it to myself? No, really, why? The only saving grace is that it was over in a couple of hours... oh yes, and I get a kick out of reviewing trash every now and again.

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Airport novel
Publisher: 
Warner Books
Rating: 
3
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
James Patterson

Book review: <i>A Pinch Of Snuff</i> by Reginald Hill

Thu, 01/11/2007 - 23:50 — Bridget



A rollicking adventure starring Peter Pascoe, about blue movies, dubiously moralled Kinema Clubs, even more dubiously moralled girls, the women’s liberation movement, and whether or not the dentist did it, orchestrated by the fat and brilliant Superintendent Dalziel.

Genre: 
Crime fiction
Publisher: 
Dell
Rating: 
8
Review Type: 
Book Review
Author: 
Reginald Hill

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