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Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks
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Top 5 thrillers with female leads, chosen by crime author Heidi Perks

Heidi Perks is the bestselling crime author of Now You See Her and Someone is Lying
Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster
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Top 5 crime thrillers, chosen by best-selling author and former detective Neil Lancaster

Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle
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Top 5 locked-room mystery books by whodunit author Tom Hindle

Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other
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Blood Like Mine by Stuart Neville review – a vampire story like no other

Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a rich detective noir
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Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – a rich detective noir

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'When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity'

Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction
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Titanium Noir by Nick Harkaway review: A visionary piece of speculative fiction

Book reviews: Three Assassins and Devil House
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Book reviews: Three Assassins and Devil House

A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp
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A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp

River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story
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River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story

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