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Attorney Mickey Haller has just won another case and is in the mood to celebrate. But on the way home from a subsequent party, he is pulled over by the police in what he presumes is an annoying but arbitrary event – after all, he wasn’t speeding and he’s...
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Jonathan Melville’s A Kind of Magic shows that important combination of being an invested fan and a good researcher. In some cases the attention to detail will appeal more to a die-hard Highlander fan than a casual cine-buff, but he draws in accounts from stars and day-players and treats...
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It’s 1997 and in Burdon County, Arkansas, a young black woman lies dead in the undergrowth, just the wrong or right side of a property-line, depending on your view. While there are those who want to catch her killer, there are others who recognise the similarities to a previous...
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Leeds-born Alex North’s debut novel (at least under that name) was a certifiable success in 2019, receiving numerous awards, recognition and with the rights bought up by no less than the Russo Brothers (whom you may remember from directing a little film called Avengers: Endgame). About as far away...
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It’s been several years since Jack McEvoy wrote best-selling books based on two of his investigations of killers working below the police radar. Those took him from regional reporter to the heights of the LA Times, but he now works for the crusading website FairWarning looking out for consumer...
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Over the years, Paul Simpson has written and performed editing duties on a vast number of books and magazines, demonstrating a depth of knowledge across an equally impressive range of pop-culture essentials. So it shouldn’t be any surprise that his latest tome – actually an updated edition of 2015’s ...
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Decades ago, when Harry Bosch was still a rookie detective his mentor was John Jack Thompson, a man who taught him some of the earliest lessons of his career. Now, years later Thompson has just passed away – but his widow tells Harry she has a ‘murder book’ of...
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Fifteen years ago, the town of Featherbank was shaken by a serial killer that abducted and killed five young boys over several months. The killer became known as ‘The Whisper Man’ because there had been reports of whispering at the windows of the children before they vanished. Subsequently, other...
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There are places in this world – and perhaps others – that have ancient, profane power and encountering their touch can bring tragedy and pain. Maine-based private detective Charlie Parker knows that more than most and has spent much of his life avoiding that touch or seeking it out as...