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British novelist; his debut The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle (2018) won the Costa First Novel Award; also author of The Devil and the Dark Water and The Last Murder at the End of the World.
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The Lady in the LakeBook Raymond Chandler
If people are really doing deep cuts, they’ll mention things like The Little Sister, but The Lady in the Lake never seems to come up, and it’s brilliant.
Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Murder Mystery Books
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Night WatchBook Terry Pratchett
I found Night Watch on the other side of that.
Five Books interview: the best books on The Best Murder Mystery Books
2020-10-28·fivebooks.com ↗
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