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Crime fiction published late 2009
The Anniversary ManThe Anniversary Man by R.J. Ellory
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Tense, gripping and captivating from first page to last, this is a must-have for Ellory fans and one of the best and most memorable pieces of crime fiction this year
The Fever of the BoneThe Fever of the Bone by Val McDermid
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This is a carefully woven story with appealing characters, professionally written by a woman who has managed to stay at the top of her game for an unusually long time
The ComplaintsThe Complaints by Ian Rankin
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'Mustn't complain' - but people always do... Nobody likes The Complaints - they're the cops who investigate other cops. Complaints and Conduct Department but known colloquially as 'The Dark Side'
Nine DragonsNine Dragons by Michael Connelly
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The shooting of a Chinese liquor store owner in LA brings Harry Bosch back to the Rodney King riots and the moment a stranger gave a young cop sanctuary. Now the debt must be repaid
Blood LineBlood Line by Mark Billingham
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When a dead body is found in a North London flat, it seems like a straightforward domestic murder until a bloodstained sliver of X-ray is found clutched in the dead woman's fist
GenesisGenesis by Karin Slaughter
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In Genesis we are again in the company of medical examiner Sara Linton, who several years previously had left Grant County for Atlanta to heal the psychological wounds of her troubled past
206 Bones206 Bones by Kathy Reichs
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With 206 Bones, we're back in the world of Kathy Reichs' resourceful forensic pathologist Dr Temperance Brennan, and it's territory that crime fiction admirers have come to love
Evil at Heart (Gretchen Lowell 3)Evil at Heart (Gretchen Lowell 3) by Chelsea Cain
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Archie Sheridan has spent the last few months in the city’s psychiatric hospital, battling with his addiction to painkillers and his strange obsession with the woman who tortured him
In the BloodIn the Blood by Jack Kerley
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It seems the baby fighting for its life in hospital has powerful enemies. Ryder can't seem to save himself -- but can he save the life of an innocent child?
The Dead RoomThe Dead Room by Chris Mooney
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A mother and her son have been executed in their home and fingerprint matches show their attacker died twenty years ago. But how can dead serial killers return to haunt the present?
The TwelveThe Twelve by Stuart Neville
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"One of the finest thriller debuts of the last ten years" (John Connolly) - - - "The best novel I've read in years" (James Ellroy)
The LoversThe Lovers by John Connolly
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Charlie Parker tries to uncover the facts behind his policeman father’s death and – even more importantly -- the killing of a young couple that his father was responsible for
Roadside CrossesRoadside Crosses by Jeffery Deaver
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Special Agent Kathryn Dance, the kinesics expert, is on the case of a teenage victim who points her to an online community where accusations fly and the criticism turns from impartial to personal
The NeighbourThe Neighbour by Lisa Gardner
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A young mother, blonde and pretty, disappears without trace from her South Boston home, leaving behind her four-year-old daughter as the only witness, and her secretive husband as the prime suspect
I Can See YouI Can See You by Karen Rose
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In Karen Rose's brilliant new thriller a killer is targeting the participants of an online role playing game called Shadowland. Each of the victims is be-friended by the killer online
If the Dead Rise Not: A Bernie Gunther MysteryIf the Dead Rise Not: A Bernie Gunther Mystery by Philip Kerr
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Berlin 1934. As the city prepares to host the 1936 Olympics, Jews are being expelled from all German sporting organisations - a blatant example of discrimination
The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' NestThe Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest by Stieg Larsson
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Salander is plotting her revenge - against the man who tried to kill her, and against the government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life. But it won't be a straightforward campaign
HypothermiaHypothermia by Arnaldur Indridason
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One cold autumn night, a woman is found hanging from a beam in her summer cottage by Lake Thingvellir. At first sight it appears to be a straightforward case of suicide
BrokenBroken by Karin Fossum
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A writer wakes to find a strange man in her bedroom. He is a character she has invented, but not yet used, and so desperate is he to have his story told that he has resorted to breaking into her house
The Dying LightThe Dying Light by Henry Porter
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'A daring, stylish and tensely paced thriller that brilliantly imagines the consequences for Joe Public should some of the government's suggested security proposals become law' (METRO)
Kindred in Death (In Death Series)Kindred in Death (In Death Series) by J.D. Robb
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A phone call from up high interrupts Eve's plans to have a lazy day with Roarke: The teenage daughter of Captain Jonah McMasters, head of the NYPD drug squad, has been found raped and strangled