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    The Boyfriend by Thomas Perry 

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    dizzy.chick
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    A young girl, beautiful and fully in control of her life is murdered but there is no passion in the killing, two clean shots- an execution. The police have given up on finding the killer, lack of evidence and the discovery that the victim is a high-end prostitute means that this murder has fallen off the police radar. Catherine Hamilton is one victim who’s parents will do anything to keep her on the radar. Employing Jack Till, private detective they ensure the hunt continues for Catherine’s murderer.

    The deeper Jack becomes entangled into the case the more he realises this is not a simple client-escort killing as the police are so eager to paint it as. It has the hallmarks of something more sinister. Linking 5 murders together Jack starts to see a pattern which suggests a close relationship with the killer, eventually he realises it is their boyfriend and the hunt begins to find the boyfriend before he finds his next victim.

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    The Dying Minutes by Martin O'Brien 

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    Gonzo
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    The Dying Minutes     is a fictional, crime thriller that is set in Marseilles, France.

    The story starts in 1972 where a gold bullion heist goes wrong, and they are hijacked. Fast forward 27 years and Daniel Jacquot receives an unexpected gift from an old fishing friend. This points the detective to the missing gold bullion. Following several murders an investigation commences, and leading the team is Daniel Jacquot’s ex partner Isabelle Cassier. Isobelle quickly realises that she is still in love with Jacquot. They both go on a hunt for the gold with several crime lords hot on their heels, but is the gold still hidden after all these years?

    At first I found this book quite a difficult read, and it took me a good few chapters to get into it. I also got confused a few times with who was who and what was happening to the person, so I read the first few chapters a couple of times to ensure I really ‘got it’.

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    Blessed Are Those Who Thirst by Anne Holt 

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    Bitza
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    Norwegian crime stories, are, if my rumour mill is correct, all the rage. Both on television and in books or Kindle, (or whatever forms you use to read). It is not a milieu that I have really embraced or come across before. I am a cowardly reviewer; crime is not my passion.

    But this is a good, easy read. Well it must be as I read it in 2 days whilst doing other things.

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    Midnight in St. Petersburg by Vanora Bennett 

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    dizzy.chick
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    From the first page I was lost in this book. The story follows Inna, a young Jewish orphan who finds herself abandoned by her “adopted family” in Southern Russia during the violence of the early 20th Century.

    Inna travels on stolen papers to St Petersburg in search of a “cousin” she has never met. After a terrifying train ride the country girl finds herself lost in the big city and only with the helpful guidance of a peasant priest finds her way to her stranger “cousin”.

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    The Low Road by Chris Womersley. 

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    SarahB
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    Chris Womersley is an Australian born author of crime fiction short stories and poetry and has won several awards for his writing, including the 2008 Ned Kelly Award for Crime Writing, Best first novel for The Low Road.

    A suitcase of stolen cash has brought three criminals together. One has a bullet in his side. One has blood on his hands. One has vengeance on his mind. Each has run from their past. Each will now fight for their future. A modern noir thriller, The Low Road highlights our desire to outrun our demons, and the dark consequences we face when we are forced to confront them.

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