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Category: Crime Fiction

Cat Links Crime Fiction, New Reviews, Noir

The Last House on Needless Street

Posted on June 8, 2021 Hammett

Catriona Ward, The Last House on Needless Street (2021) Review by Lee Horsley Catriona Ward’s The Last House on Needless Street is

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Cat Links Crime Fiction, Reviews

The Survivors

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Hammett

Jane Harper, The Survivors, 2020 Review by Lee Horsley Jane Harper’s The Survivors is an engrossing, suspenseful novel, with strong characters and

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Cat Links Crime Fiction, Noir, Reviews

The Seven Doors

Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Hammett

Agnes Ravatn, The Seven Doors, 2020 Review by Lee Horsley Agnes Ravatn’s psychological thriller, The Seven Doors, is a haunting and disturbing

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Cat Links Crime Fiction, Noir, Reviews

The Godmother

Posted on November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Hammett

Hannelore Cayre, The Godmother (2019) Review by Lee Horsley Hannelore Cayre’s The Godmother (published as La Daronne in France) was one of the

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Cat Links Crime Fiction, Horror, Reviews

The Hunted

Posted on October 24, 2020October 24, 2020 Hammett

Gabriel Bergmoser, The Hunted (2020) Review by Lee Horsley  Gabriel Bergmoser is an award-winning Australian playwright and screenwriter, as well as

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Cat Links Crime Fiction, Reviews

The Golden Cage

Posted on October 18, 2020October 18, 2020 Hammett

Camilla Läckberg, The Golden Cage (2020) Review by Lee Horsley In The Golden Cage, her gleefully over-the-top revenge fantasy, the Swedish writer

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Cat Links Crime Fiction, Noir, Reviews

The Other Passenger

Posted on October 12, 2020October 12, 2020 Hammett

Louise Candlish, The Other Passenger (2020) Review by Lee Horsley  Louise Candlish’s The Other Passenger is a brilliant piece of contemporary noir.

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Cat Links Crime Fiction, Reviews

Spare Room

Posted on October 4, 2020October 4, 2020 Hammett

Dreda Say Mitchell, Spare Room (2019) Review by Lee Horsley Dreda Say Mitchell’s Spare Room is a tense, gripping psychological thriller, holding the

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Cat Links Crime Fiction, Political Fiction, Reviews

Midnight Atlanta

Posted on September 27, 2020September 27, 2020 Hammett

Thomas Mullen,Midnight Atlanta (July 2020) Review by Lee Horsley Thomas Mullen’s Midnight Atlanta is a compelling sequel to Darktown (2017) and Lightning Men (2018).

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Cat Links Crime Fiction, Reviews

Magpie Lane

Posted on September 22, 2020September 22, 2020 Hammett

Lucy Atkins, Magpie Lane (2020) Review by Lee Horsley  Magpie Lane is Lucy Atkins’ fourth novel. Like her previous novels – particularly

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