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Brian Faucette<p>78th: The Fells a gritty contemporary English crime thriller set in 2020s that introduces detectives Donovan and Young who explore the disappearance and unexplained death of a young girl who in 1997 went missing in Yorkshire. Great read from Joffe books. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a></p>
Inhae<p>It’s funny, I read more or less the same description in two different Korean novels. </p><p>A character finds a bag, and is afraid it might contain a corpse. Then they open the bag and actually find themselves face to face with someone, leading the reader to believe that there really was a corpse. Then the narrator reveals that the person they saw was Shin Saimdang… </p><p>The character just found a bag full of 50,000W notes! </p><p><a href="https://social.inhae.blog/tags/Korean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Korean</span></a> <a href="https://social.inhae.blog/tags/CrimeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeFiction</span></a></p>
paulasimoes<p>For <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/MurderEveryMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MurderEveryMonday</span></a> (works published posthumously) an obvious, but favorite choice. Published in October 1976, it was written around 1940s/1950s<br>Check Kate's post to know more about the hashtag </p><p><a href="https://crossexaminingcrime.wordpress.com/murdereverymonday-theme-list/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crossexaminingcrime.wordpress.</span><span class="invisible">com/murdereverymonday-theme-list/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/AgathaChristie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AgathaChristie</span></a> <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/FavoriteReadings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FavoriteReadings</span></a> <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/CrimeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/MissMarple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MissMarple</span></a></p>
paulasimoes<p>What makes a good reading for you? I went through Kate Jackson's post from Cross Examining Crime and added some notes about the criteria I value the most.</p><p><a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/Reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Reading</span></a> <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/BookReviews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BookReviews</span></a> <a href="https://ciberlandia.pt/tags/CrimeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeFiction</span></a></p><p><a href="https://paulasimoesblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/28/some-notes-on-ten-things-i-look-out-for-when-writing-reviews-by-kate-jackson/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paulasimoesblog.wordpress.com/</span><span class="invisible">2025/07/28/some-notes-on-ten-things-i-look-out-for-when-writing-reviews-by-kate-jackson/</span></a></p>
kc<p>Review of Liar's Game by Jack Beaumont released tomorrow:</p><p><a href="https://tinyl.co/3Wyp" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyl.co/3Wyp</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>The third in The Frenchman series, written by a pseudonymous author with real life experience in French Intelligence this is a modern day espionage series, with all the tradecraft and real-life emotional ups and downs you'd ever want to read about, informed by some frighteningly current threats and plotlines.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CrimeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeFiction</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AusCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusCrime</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Review" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Review</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
IndieAuthors.Social News<p>What’s the Difference Between Crime, Mystery, Thriller, and Psychological Suspense?</p><p>They do have one thing in common Continue reading on The Writing Cooperative »<br><a href="https://writingcooperative.com/whats-the-difference-between-crime-mystery-thriller-and-psychological-suspense-fbb3a055ea2" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">writingcooperative.com/whats-t</span><span class="invisible">he-difference-between-crime-mystery-thriller-and-psychological-suspense-fbb3a055ea2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/psychologicalthriller" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>psychologicalthriller</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/mystery" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mystery</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/writingtips" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writingtips</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/suspense" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>suspense</span></a> <a href="https://indieauthors.social/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a><br><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/indieauthors" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>indieauthors</span></a></span></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>Josephine Tey: Crime Writer and Imagined Detective</p><p>Josephine Tey (1896–1952) wrote classic crime fiction. Now she leads a fictional afterlife as the lead character in Nicola Upson’s CWA Dagger-shortlisted series of crime novels, starting with AN EXPERT IN MURDER – published by Faber Books</p><p>7/7</p><p><a href="https://www.faber.co.uk/journal/josephine-tey-crime-writer-and-imagined-detective/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">faber.co.uk/journal/josephine-</span><span class="invisible">tey-crime-writer-and-imagined-detective/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/womenwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womenwriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JosephineTey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JosephineTey</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>Celebrating Josephine Tey: Granite Noir 2021</p><p>Val McDermid discusses MISS PYM DISPOSES with Andy Miller &amp; John Mitchinson in a collaboration between the Backlisted Podcast &amp; the Granite Noir Festival</p><p>6/7</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omuqekhpM8A" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">youtube.com/watch?v=omuqekhpM8A</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/womenwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womenwriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JosephineTey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JosephineTey</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>“Questions of identity permeate her novels. […] Masks and the identities they hide run through her work like the unifying thread in a tapestry.”</p><p>via CrimeReads – Val McDermid on how Josephine Tey opened up the crime novel for contemporary writers</p><p>5/7</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/womenwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womenwriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JosephineTey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JosephineTey</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>Josephine Tey’s Golden Age: how WW2 made this Scottish writer want to write mysteries again</p><p>Currently available on BBC Sounds – the Shedunnit Show discusses “Queens of Crime at War” with Josephine Tey’s biographer Jennifer Morag Henderson</p><p>4/7</p><p><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0c4kk5s" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0c4kk5s</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/womenwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womenwriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JosephineTey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JosephineTey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/WW2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WW2</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>“To study Josephine Tey’s literary connections is to draw out a different picture of the inter-war &amp; post-war Scottish literary scene: one that foregrounds women, &amp; draws out forgotten areas of popularity”</p><p>Jennifer Morag Henderson uncovers the mysteries of Golden Age crime queen Josephine Tey</p><p>3/7</p><p><a href="https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2025/06/josephine-tey-mystery-writer/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thebottleimp.org.uk/2025/06/jo</span><span class="invisible">sephine-tey-mystery-writer/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/womenwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womenwriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JosephineTey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JosephineTey</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>“…rather than a locked-room mystery in which the murder is an impossible crime, the detective is in (and becomes) the locked room, using cerebral means to reason his way into a solution to a genuine historical conundrum”</p><p>“A Mystery Novel Like No Other Before” – <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://journa.host/@sarahweinman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>sarahweinman</span></a></span> on the fiction of Josephine Tey</p><p>2/7</p><p><a href="https://lithub.com/a-mystery-novel-like-no-other-before-on-josephine-teys-the-daughter-of-time/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">lithub.com/a-mystery-novel-lik</span><span class="invisible">e-no-other-before-on-josephine-teys-the-daughter-of-time/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/womenwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womenwriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JosephineTey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JosephineTey</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>“In 1990, the UK Crime Writers’ Association issued a list titled ‘The Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time.’ Number one on the list was THE DAUGHTER OF TIME by Josephine Tey. It was a good call then, it’d still be a good call now.”</p><p>Josephine Tey (1896–1952) was born <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a>, 25 July</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p>1/7</p><p><a href="https://crimereads.com/josephine-tey-a-crime-readers-guide-to-the-classics/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">crimereads.com/josephine-tey-a</span><span class="invisible">-crime-readers-guide-to-the-classics/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/womenwriters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>womenwriters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/20thcentury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>20thcentury</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JosephineTey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JosephineTey</span></a></p>
Rebecca Bryn<p>Brenda is widowed because the Secretary of State broke his promise. Christine vows vengeance on her adulterous husband, and the promise to love, honour, and cherish means nothing to Trevor if he smells money. DCI Croft must mop up another trail of crimes. 'Gripping book you won't want to put down' <a href="https://mybook.to/DCICroftCrimeThrillers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mybook.to/DCICroftCrimeThrille</span><span class="invisible">rs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a></p>
Assoc for Scottish Literature<p>The SWH! Bloody Scotland Podcasts: The Scottish Crime Debut Prize Shortlist 2025</p><p>The Scots Whay Hae! podcast speaks to the 5 authors shortlisted for this year’s Scottish Crime Debut of the Year. They include David Goodman (A Reluctant Spy), Natalie Jayne Clark (The Malt Whisky Murders), Foday Mannah (The Search for Othella Savage), Claire Wilson (Five By Five), &amp; Richard Strachan (The Unrecovered).</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://www.scotswhayhae.com/post/the-swh-bloody-scotland-podcasts-the-scottish-crime-debut-prize-shortlist-2025" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">scotswhayhae.com/post/the-swh-</span><span class="invisible">bloody-scotland-podcasts-the-scottish-crime-debut-prize-shortlist-2025</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scottish" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scottish</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/literature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>literature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a></p>
Arpad Nagy<p>This story was supposed to be a gothic horror but the characters didn't want to play along. <br><a href="https://medium.com/the-short-place/the-chaplin-killer-153f30546046" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">medium.com/the-short-place/the</span><span class="invisible">-chaplin-killer-153f30546046</span></a><br><a href="https://me.dm/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/crimestory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimestory</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/writer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writer</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/WritingCommmunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WritingCommmunity</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/trauma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>trauma</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/creativewriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creativewriting</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/writerslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writerslife</span></a></p>
kc<p>Back after a week of downtime in which reading was caught up on, but not enough. Today's reviews are:</p><p>Dead Heat by Peter Cotton (from the missed it when released pile): <a href="https://tinyl.co/3VUx" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyl.co/3VUx</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>and</p><p>Carved in Blood by Michael Bennett: <a href="https://tinyl.co/3VUy" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">tinyl.co/3VUy</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CrimeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeFiction</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AusCrime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusCrime</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/YeahNoir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>YeahNoir</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Mellordramatic<p><a href="https://bianet.org/yazi/i-cant-be-the-killer-can-i-309565" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bianet.org/yazi/i-cant-be-the-</span><span class="invisible">killer-can-i-309565</span></a><br>Detective or Killer ? The plot thickens here (P2) &gt; <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ayvalik" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ayvalik</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turkey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Turkiye" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Turkiye</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/shortstory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>shortstory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/detective" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>detective</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/thrillers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>thrillers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CrimeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeFiction</span></a></p>
w<p>Something that happens all the time in crime fiction: a key character, say the murder victim, is not who they are supposed to be. </p><p>It is obvious to you (the reader) from a few pages in; but the investigator, supposedly a remarkably intelligent person, fails to cotton on for most of the book. </p><p>I get that it’s a way of increasing the tension but it does strain the reader’s credulity.</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/CrimeFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeFiction</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/whodunnit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whodunnit</span></a></p>
Rebecca Bryn<p>Brenda is widowed because the Secretary of State broke his promise. Christine vows vengeance on her adulterous husband, and the promise to love, honour, and cherish means nothing to Trevor if he smells money. DCI Croft must mop up another trail of crimes. 'Gripping book you won't want to put down' <a href="https://mybook.to/DCICroftCrimeThrillers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mybook.to/DCICroftCrimeThrille</span><span class="invisible">rs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crimefiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crimefiction</span></a></p>