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Perfect Criminals
by Jimmy Thomson
What it's about: Ten years after surviving special operations in Afghanistan, Danny Clay is working as a scriptwriter in the emotional war zone of TV production. His best mate and editor is Vietnamese neighbour and script editor Zan who may or may not have killed a man with her bare hands. When their writer friends start dying in mysterious circumstances, Danny must resurrect his old army sapper skills to prevent himself and Zan becoming the next victims.
Why you might enjoy it: From the backstreets and brothels of Sydney's Kings Cross to the fake sincerity of Hollywood, Perfect Criminals is an action-packed and hilarious romp through the dark side of the entertainment industry where criminals have the same skill set as movie producers, only with a more evolved moral code.
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| The Mitford Murders by Jessica FellowesIntroducing: Louisa Cannon, a down-on-her-luck young Londoner who finds work as a nursemaid to the (real-life) Mitford family.
What it's about: When a retired military nurse is killed on a train, Louisa, teenage Nancy Mitford, and a handsome railway cop investigate.
For fans of: Jacqueline Winspear's Maisie Dobbs mysteries, which are also set in the inter-war period and examine the upstairs-downstairs dynamic, or Downton Abbey (author Jessica Fellowes is the niece of its creator and has written several nonfiction books about the show). |
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| Wild Chamber by Christopher FowlerWhat it's about: Arthur Bryant, John May, and the rest of London's Peculiar Crimes Unit investigate the baffling case of a woman murdered in one of London's locked private parks.
Why you might like it: You love quirky characters, locked-room mysteries, and English settings.
Series alert: Originally published in the U.K. a few months ago, this 14th book in the consistently excellent Bryant and May series is now available in the U.S. |
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| Dark Dawn Over Steep House by M.R.C. KasasianWhat it's about: In the summer of 1884, someone is assaulting young women in London. When the brilliant but rather disagreeable detective Sidney Gower is hired to find out who's attacking the women, his ward and goddaughter, independent-minded March Middleton, assists him.
Is it for you? This 5th in the Gower Street Detectives series is the darkest entry yet; like previous entries, it's intricately plotted, has a cast of eccentric characters, and doesn't shy away from violence and gruesome details. |
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| The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata MasseyIntroducing: Perveen Mistry, Bombay's first woman solicitor and the daughter of a respected Zoroastrian family, who recently obtained her law degree from Oxford and joined her father's law firm.
What it's about: In 1921, Perveen discovers problems while executing the will of a wealthy Muslim who left three widows and several small children behind...and then someone close to them all is murdered. In a second storyline, it's 1916, and Perveen deals with sexism, falls in love, and faces danger from an unexpected source.
Why you might like it: Toggling between the two timelines, this critically acclaimed 1st in a new series provides an interesting mystery in an atmospheric setting and offers a poignant backstory for the appealing feminist heroine. |
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Robicheaux
by James Lee Burke
What it's about: Dave Robicheaux is a haunted man. From the acts he committed in Vietnam, to his battles with alcoholism, to the sudden loss of his beloved wife, Molly, his thoughts drift from one irreconcilable memory to the next. Images of ghosts pepper his reality. Robicheaux's only beacon remains serving as a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana. It's in that capacity that Robicheaux crosses paths with powerful mob boss, Tony Nemo.
What Reviewers are saying: "What emerges is not only a propulsive and thrilling novel, but a harrowing study of America: this nation’s abiding conflict between a sense of past grandeur and a legacy of shame, its easy seduction by demagogues and wealth, and its predilection for violence and revenge." (Goodreads)
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The night market
by Jonathan Moore
What it's about: Investigating a crime scene in a luxurious city home where a victim's body has been contaminated by an unknown substance, Inspector Ross Carver is confronted by FBI agents and awakens in his bed under the care of a neighbor who tells him a suspicious story about what happened.
What Reviewers are saying: "From an author who consistently gives us “suspense that never stops” (James Patterson), a near-future thriller that makes your most paranoid fantasies seem like child’s play." (Goodreads)
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The Polish Detective
by Hania Allen
What it's about: Ten years after surviving special operations in Afghanistan, Danny Clay is working as a scriptwriter in the emotional war zone of TV production. His best mate and editor is Vietnamese neighbour Zan who may or may not have killed a man with her bare hands. When their writer friends start dying in mysterious circumstances, Danny must resurrect his old army sapper skills to prevent himself and Zan becoming the next victims.
Why you might like it: From the backstreets and brothels of Sydney's Kings Cross to the fake sincerity of Hollywood, Perfect Criminals is an action-packed and hilarious romp through the dark side of the entertainment criminals have the same skill set as movie producers - only with a more evolved moral code.
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