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Category Archives: #yeahnoir
The Tally Stick by Carl Nixon – 2020
It is the late 1970s New Zealand, a car goes off the road into the dense forest, slipping “between the trunks like a blade”, and plummeting into the river below. Rain takes all traces away. In the car is a … Continue reading
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The Murder Club by Nikki Crutchley – 2020
Evil “doesn’t always lurk in city centres after dark. It mows your lawns, frequents your local pub, takes its kids to school and contributes to communities.” Journalist Miller Hatcher is back, back in small town New Zealand, where: “Any ambition … Continue reading
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Over Your Shoulder by CJ Carver – 2020
“Things were so topsy-turvy I was beginning to wonder if anyone could be taken at face value anymore”, Nick Ashdown’s world has hurtled off the rails. He was watching TV with his wife, Susie, when they saw a news item … Continue reading
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A Madness of Sunshine by Nalini Singh – 2019
Anahera returns to the West Coast town she escaped from eight years ago. Her successful life in London has come crashing down, and she is hoping for some peace and quiet in Golden Cove, despite some bitter memories of the … Continue reading
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Shooting Messengers by Kevin Berry – 2020
PI Danny Ashford lives in Quake City with his cat, Torquemada. It is a city the government and most services have abandoned, where crime is rampant and where aftershocks continue, and where the remaining police force is “undermanned and under-brained.” … Continue reading
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The Manger, the Mikdash and the Mosque by David McGill – 2020
1975, Dan Delaney, now ‘damn near 60’, travels with his devout wife, Jas, and two daughters to ‘… this busy city on a hill in the middle of nowhere, the centre of everywhere’ – Jerusalem. There he encounters kidnappings, bomb … Continue reading
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In the Clearing by J.P. Pomare – 2020
You never escape a cult. This chilling thriller is told from two points of view: Amy, a teenage member of a messianic cult, who is instrumental in the abduction of a young girl, and under the thrall of Adrienne, the … Continue reading
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The Snow Thief by C.J. Carver – 2020
The snow thief is a murder mystery set in Tibet. It is a book about reincarnation – of people across and throughout their lives, and of communities as they spread, come into conflict and change. Shan Lia Bao, Police Supervisor … Continue reading
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The Secrets of Strangers by Charity Norman – 2020
People are caught up in a hostage situation in a London café. At the heart of the crisis are five people, they hear each other’s stories, they form a little community in the centre of the chaos – and the … Continue reading
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Shakti by Rajorshi Chakraborti – 2020
Where do divisive thoughts come from? Why do extreme nationalism and xenophobia take hold in a community? Why is misogyny, homophobia and intolerance so rife? Playing out in Bengal in recent times, Shakti asks us to consider the role the … Continue reading
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