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Reviews

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― James Hilton

ThirteenReview

Thirteen

By Steve Cavanagh

Trick BabyReview

Trick Baby

By Iceberg Slim

Uniform JusticeReview

Uniform Justice

By Donna Leon

A Morbid Taste for BonesReview

A Morbid Taste for Bones

By Ellis Peters

Cops and RobbersReview

Cops and Robbers

By Donald E. Westlake

Shroud for a NightingaleReview

Shroud for a Nightingale

By P.D. James

The Incredulity of Father BrownReview

The Incredulity of Father Brown

By G.K. Chesterton

The Distant EchoReview

The Distant Echo

By Val McDermid

The Face on the Cutting-Room FloorReview

The Face on the Cutting-Room Floor

By Cameron McCabe

Maigret and the Headless CorpseReview

Maigret and the Headless Corpse

By Georges Simenon and Howard Curtis (Translator)

Dark WinterReview

Dark Winter

By Andy McNab

OutReview

Out

By Natsuo Kirino and Stephen Snyder (Translator)

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