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Crime Time FM
THE REVIEW SHOW July 2023
Paul Burke presents the latest review show featuring crime fiction titles released this month - mostly anyway. The selection is heavy on the noir and psychological thrillers with a couple of in translation novels and a de rigour pulp.
*Apologies for any mangling of French and Swiss German names.
Novels Reviewed
None of This is True by Lisa Jewell Century
The Honeymoon Kate Gray Welbeck
The Summer Girl Jenny Blackhurst Canelo Crime**
The Conspirators GW Shaw Quercus
The Bone Hacker Kathy Reichs Simon & Schuster
The Fine Art of Uncanny Prediction Robert Goddard
Girls Friends Alex Dahl Head of Zeus***
The Stranger in the Seine Guillaume Musso trans. Rosie Eyre Weidenfeld and Nicolson*
The Ice Cream Man Big Boy Pete Stark House Press
The Murder of Anton Livius Hansjörg Schneider trans Astrid Freuler Bitter Lemon*
Dead Man Driving Lesley Kelly Sandstone Press****
Paul Burke writes for Crime Time, Crime Fiction Lover and the European Literature Network. He is also a CWA Historical Dagger Judge 2023.
**Sponsored by Canelo Crime - thank you.
***Publication of this novel has been delayed until April next year. Apologies for getting anyone's hopes up if you've listened to this review, you can pre-order of course . I've withdrawn this review now.
**** Sadly Sandstone press demised recently, the publication of this novel has been delayed probably to September/October. Apologies for misleading anyone. Best wishes for all the authors and staff concerned .
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