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Tana French (2008)
In the Woods.
Penguin (Non-Classics)
French's debut definitely stands appart from the usual run-of-the-mill thrillers. Her main characters, two police detectives, try to solve the murder of a 12 year old girl whose body is found at the site of an archaeological dig in a Dublin suburb. As they probe into the victim's troubled family history they are drawn back into the childhood trauma of one of the detectives. An intelligent, beautifully written thriller that builds
unnerving psychological pressure. More...
Anthony: Best First Novel, 2008 |
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Peter Temple (2007)
The Broken Shore: A Novel.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Joe Cashin, a city homicide cop, investigates the killing of an elderly millionaire in a quiet coastal region of South Australia. The search takes him to the underworld of child pornography and sexual abuse. Temple's vivid characters amidst a magical landscape are stunning. A sophisticated thriller! More...
Dagger Award Winner, 2007
Ned Kelly Award, 2006
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Ann Cleeves (2007)
Raven Black.
St. Martin's Minotaur
Detective Inspector Jimmy Perez investigates the murder of teenage Catherine Ross, found strangled on a snowy hillside at the remote Scottish Shetland Islands. Scottish Novel Noir. More...
Gold Dagger Award, 2006
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David V. Canter (2000)
Criminal Shadows. Inner Narratives of Evil.
Authorlink
David Canter, Professor of Psychology at the University of Liverpool, England and former FBI forensic psychologist explains how to construct profiles of serial rapists and killers. Scholarly! More...
Anthony: True Crime Winner, 1995
Dagger: Non-Fiction Winner, 1994
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Simon Becket (2007)
The Chemistry of Death.
Dell
Dr. David Hunter, a successful, but retired, forensic anthropologist reluctantly investigates a series of killings in the quiet village of Manham. More...
Dagger Shortlist, 2006
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David Simon (2006)
Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets
Holt Paperbacks
Police reporter David Simon from the Baltimore Sun spent a year with three homicide squads - following the officers from crime scenes to interrogations to hospital emergency rooms. Brutal, bureaucratic, authentic police procedural. More...
Edgar: Fact Crime Winner, 1992;
Anthony: True Crime Winner, 1992
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Thomas H. Cook (2006)
Red Leaves.
Harvest Books
Psychological drama of a wealthy family slowly falling apart under the devastating suspicion that one of its members may be a monster in disguise. You never guess the unexpected and shocking resolution until the last pages. More...
Dagger Shortlist, 2006
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Frances Fyfield (2005)
Safer Than Houses.
Little Brown and Company
Psychological thriller set in houses that are far from safe. More...
Dagger Shortlist, 2006
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Bill James (2007)
Wolves of Memory.
Foul Play Press
Asst. Chief Constable Desmond Iles and Detective Chief Superintendet Colin Harpur are a strange couple investigating one of London's organized crime families. With his acid humor, Iles will make you lough your head off, if you are not horrified by the savage tale. More...
Dagger Shortlist, 2006
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Laura Wilson (2006)
A Thousand Lies.
Orion
A dark story of brutal sadism and sexual abuse. More...
Dagger Shortlist, 2006
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Yasmina Khadra (2007)*
The Attack.*
Anchor*
A serious, shocking book set in the context of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Amin Jaafari, a well-respected and hard-working surgeon at a busy Tel Aviv hospital gets between the fronts of this bitter conflict. His world falls appart when he begins to suspect that his wife is behind a suicide bombing that killed 19 people including children in Tel Aviv. Yasmina Khadra is the pen name of Mohammed Moulessehoul, an
Algerian exile. More...*
Duncan Lawrie International Dagger Nominee, 2007
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