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1. With No One As Witness - Elizabeth George
Hodder and Stoughton £17.99
"George just gets it so right with this book. The writing and plot are both excellent." |
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2. The Not Knowing - Cathi Unsworth
Serpent’s Tail £7.99
"One of our finds of the year. A perfect little gem for the Christmas stocking." |
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3. Stranger House - Reginald Hill
Harper Collins £12.99
"Although not a Dalziel and Pascoe, this is a brilliant page-turner, full of typical Reginald Hill twists!" |
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4. Blood Eagle - Craig Russell
Hutchinson £10.99
"An exciting debut thriller set in Germany. The first to appear on our Fresh Blood page and still an absolute winner!" |
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5. Silence of the Grave - Arnaldur Indridason
Harvill £10.99
"A marvellous new talent to come from the shores of Iceland. It is a crime novel but with a beating heart in its centre. An excellent read." |
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6. Crosscut - Meg Gardiner
Hodder and Stoughton £18.99
"This book is akin to a multi-loop roller coaster ride. Just exhilarating - it leaves you breathless!" |
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7. The Lighthouse - P. D. James
Faber £17.99
"P.D. James one again brings us a well-crafted novel with a crime element. The writing is sublime and, like a good wine, she just gets even better with age." |
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8. The Italian Secretary - Caleb Carr
Little Brown £12.99
"There have been many different re-incarnations of Holmes and not all of them work. This one does. The cadence of the writing is so ‘right’ that Conan Doyle himself could have written it." |
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9. Nowhere’s Child - Francesca Weisman
Francesca Weisman £6.99
"The switches from 70’s, to 80’s and then to the present are seamless. This book will keep you gripped for hours." |
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10. The Lincoln Lawyer - Michael Connelly
Orion £17.99
"This is a best-seller with extraordinary literary merit. This man can do no wrong. Although, surprisingly, not an outing for Harry Bosch, this is by far his best crime novel yet!!" |
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