Fiona Hardy

Fiona Hardy is a bookseller at Readings Doncaster and Readings Carlton. She is also the author of books for children including How to Make a Movie in Twelve Days and How to Tackle Your Dreams. She is the former crime fiction columnist for Readings Monthly.

Blog post — 12 Aug 2015

Best new crime in August

CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH:

Kingdom of the Strong by Tony Cavanaugh

Darian Richards is a lost man. A man he has hunted for years has vanished again, presumably overseas…

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Review — 27 Jul 2015

Kingdom of the Strong by Tony Cavanaugh

Darian Richards is a lost man. A man he has hunted for years has vanished again, presumably overseas. His lover is gone. The Noosa River, the one bank of water…

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Blog post — 6 Jul 2015

Best new crime in July

The Unbroken Line by Alex Hammond

Defence lawyer Will Harris has barely recovered from being hospitalised after going rogue in his first book, Blood Witness, when he and his…

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Review — 23 Jun 2015

The Unbroken Line by Alex Hammond

Defence lawyer Will Harris has barely recovered from being hospitalised after going rogue in his first book, Blood Witness, when he and his lover Eva are attacked and threatened…

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Blog post — 3 Jun 2015

Best new crime in June

CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH:

Before it Breaks by Dave Warner

DI Daniel Clement lives in a patchy so-called apartment on top of a supply store by the wharf, trying…

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Review — 25 May 2015

Before it Breaks by Dave Warner

DI Daniel Clement lives in a patchy so-called apartment on top of a supply store by the wharf, trying to piece his life back together after abandoning his excellent career…

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Review — 28 Apr 2014

The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair by Joël Dicker

Before using this hefty book as a doorstop this autumn, enjoy the 600 pages of small-town intrigue, Russian-doll narrative, backwards chapters and a story that has such a twist I…

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Blog post — 11 May 2015

Best new crime in May

CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH:

The Truth and Other Lies by Sascha Arango

Claus Moreany’s publishing house is on the verge of going under when his distractingly beautiful employee Betty…

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Review — 23 Apr 2015

The Truth and Other Lies by Sascha Arango

Claus Moreany’s publishing house is on the verge of going under when his distractingly beautiful employee Betty discovers unknown author Henry Hayden’s manuscript in a pile. Frank Ellis becomes a…

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Blog post — 15 Apr 2015

Best new crime in April

CRIME BOOK OF THE MONTH:

The Invisible Man from Salem by Christoffer Carlsson

Similar in tone to last year’s hit The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (both books were…

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