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1979 by Val McDermid: A novel as touching as it is gripping
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1979 by Val McDermid: A novel as touching as it is gripping

The Black Locomotive by Rian Hughes: Adventurous and original
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The Black Locomotive by Rian Hughes: Adventurous and original

Dream Girl by Laura Lippman: Confusion, trauma and violence
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Dream Girl by Laura Lippman: Confusion, trauma and violence

The Turnout by Megan Abbott: An edgy and unpredictable tale
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The Turnout by Megan Abbott: An edgy and unpredictable tale

The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson: Asks questions on what it means to be human
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The Hierarchies by Ros Anderson: Asks questions on what it means to be human

The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin: An arrow through the reader's heart
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The Night Always Comes by Willy Vlautin: An arrow through the reader's heart

Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer: Utterly convincing
Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer is out now (4th Estate, £16.99)
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Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer: Utterly convincing

Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly: Takes the reader to places they don't expect
Erin Kelly’s sumptuous Watch Her Fall tackles Russian Ballet. Image credit: On The Go Tours / Flickr
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Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelly: Takes the reader to places they don't expect

The Cut by Chris Brookmyre: Thrills, humour, style and skill
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The Cut by Chris Brookmyre: Thrills, humour, style and skill

Hotel Cartagena by Simone Buchholz: A nerve-shredder with heart
The main action takes place over a single night in a swanky restaurant on the top floor of Hotel Cartagena in Hamburg
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Hotel Cartagena by Simone Buchholz: A nerve-shredder with heart

The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu: Inventive and entertaining
The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu is set in a dystopian version of Edinburgh. Image credit: Semaka / Pixabay
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The Library of the Dead by TL Huchu: Inventive and entertaining

Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander: Even more outrageous and funny
This is no ordinary family, as the mother implores her children to eat her body upon her death in Shalom Auslander’s Mother for Dinner. Image credit: Engin Akyurt / Pixabay
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Mother for Dinner by Shalom Auslander: Even more outrageous and funny