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British

'In verity, there are some Englishmen who are altogether so unpleasing and ridiculous that they should have been put out of their misery at birth.' ~ Hercule Poirot
― Agatha Christie

Dead SoulsReview

Dead Souls

By Ian Rankin

Dark Entries

Dark Entries

By Ian Rankin and Werther Dell’Edera (Artist)

Witch Hunt

Witch Hunt

By Jack Harvey

The Eight Curious Cases of Inspector Zhang

The Eight Curious Cases of Inspector Zhang

By Stephen Leather

Troubled BloodReview

Troubled Blood

By Robert Galbraith

The Cuckoo’s Calling

The Cuckoo’s Calling

By Robert Galbraith

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

By J.K. Rowling

We Begin at the EndReview

We Begin at the End

By Chris Whitaker

All the Wicked Girls

All the Wicked Girls

By Chris Whitaker

Tall Oaks

Tall Oaks

By Chris Whitaker

A Fatal InversionReview

A Fatal Inversion

By Barbara Vine

The Fallen Curtain Stories

The Fallen Curtain Stories

By Ruth Rendell

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