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Mrs Pearcey by Lottie Moggach (Phoenix)

Posted on March 31, 2026 by drewsmith28

“Hannah and Cosmo’s engagement dinner was being held at his parents’ house in Kensington.” This pastiche of a Victorian potboiler would make an excellent film. Hello, Hollywood! Camden calling – murder, real life crime, coming of age, a mystery to … Continue reading →

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64 by Hideo Yokoyama (Riverrun)

Posted on April 5, 2016 by drewsmith28

“Snowflakes danced through the evening light.” THE publisher Riverrun is part of Quercus who famously unearthed the works of the late Stieg Larsson and thereby launched Scandi noire. So here we are again, only this time it is Japan and … Continue reading →

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