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Stories have the power to change the world, especially in these captivating fantasy tales. The heroes of these books will enthrall and inspire as they battle dark forces and find their paths.  The Legend of Brightblade Prince Alto lives in a castle perched on a cliff above the seaside village of Dawn’s Bay. His mother
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The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is an organization found in Scotland in 1927, and it’s considered the “global voice of the library and information profession.” Each year, they announce a The Public Library of the Year at their annual conference, recognizing a new library that “best combines open, functional architecture with
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Translated by Victoria Cribb — Iceland is a country of enigmas – which could be why crime novels from the country are so popular with crime fiction lovers. Icelandic authors seem to capture those enigmas, and the nuances that surround them, with a subtle sense of humanity. Authors like Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Ragnar Jonasson and Arnaldur
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A full cast of hugely relatable characters populate The Heights, Louise Candlish’s latest standalone psychological thriller, but the main one, the mover and shaker at the heart of all that transpires, is the whimsically named Ellen Saint. Wife, mother, businesswoman, as we meet Ellen she is plumbing the very depths of despair, spilling her soul
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Today’s Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals I’ll Be Gone in the Dark by Michelle McNamara for $4.99 Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari for $4.99 Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert for $1.99 The Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty for $2.99 The Diplomat’s Daughter by
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It’s the season when all the crime, mystery, and thriller awards are just about in. The lists always reveal one or two gems missed in the past year, like Chris Whitaker’s We Begin at the End. The book was named the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year for 2021 at Harrogate; won the
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Anthony Horowitz is best known for his young adult and television writing, but we find his adult crime fiction much more appealing. Standing out from his peers, he currently has four series underway, all of which are either fiercely original, thoroughly entertaining, or both: his Sherlock Holmes pastiche, his James Bond continuation, the Susan Ryeland
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Here at Crime Fiction Lover we love it when a book we’ve championed finds a wider audience via a film adaptation. Back in 2017, we placed The Dry – a debut novel by Jane Harper – on our Recommended list. Four years later, you can watch this excellent example of moody rural noir on Sky
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There’s a neat juxtaposition of ancient history and more recent goings-on as A Rattle of Bones begins. The title harks back to old misdoings – the execution in 1752 of clan leader James Stewart, known as James of the Glen, for crimes he almost certainly didn’t commit. As a warning to his followers, his body
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Today’s Featured Deals In Case You Missed Yesterday’s Most Popular Deals Previous Daily Deals Practical Magic by Alice Hoffman for $1.99 The Signature of All Things by Elizabeth Gilbert for $1.99 Originals by Adam Grant for $1.99 When They Call You a Terrorist by Patrisse Cullors and asha bandele for $2.99 The Princess Will Save
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English author Anthony Horowitz is writing some of the most innovative and inspiring crime fiction out there. Books like The Magpie Murders and The Word is Murder, in which a proxy of Anthony himself has a role to play, have left us dazzled with our jaws dragging on the floor. It seems there’s no clever
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Bookseller Barnes & Noble is offering 25% off pre-order books with code PREORDER25. The deal is exclusively available online and ends Wednesday, August 11, 2021. The site includes a list of books available for pre-order, including Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead, Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney, and Feeding the Soul by Tabitha
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Brazilian Psycho completes Joe Thomas’s São Paulo quartet, bookending the first three mysteries in the series and unifying the piece. The story dives into the underbelly of the city that is the financial heart of Brazil’s economy. It’s a place where the business and political corridors are grimier than the darkest criminal corners of the
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Authors are often told to make the setting of their novel like another character, and certainly the books that nail the sounds, smells, look and feel of a place add to the realism of a story. This debut crime novel involving two quasi-amateur detectives takes place not somewhere I’ve been, but where I live. Every
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American author Karin Slaughter writes both standalone thrillers and series, and her new one, False Witness is a standalone that offers an engrossing read. “The past is never where you think you left it” reads the epigram from Katherine Anne Porter, and it’s perfect for this story. The book begins slowly, back in the summer
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With The Devil’s Advocate, we’ve reached book six in Steve Cavanagh’s highly acclaimed series featuring New York-based con man-turned-attorney Eddie Flynn. And hold onto your hats folks, because this time Eddie has left the Big Apple behind! This is a guy who can rise above most situations, whether by guile, good luck or a combination
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