Humorous Crime Fiction

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“Fowler reports that his literary agent said (with delight), ‘Oh, it’s a Bryant & May book, just without the murder plot!’”

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If you are looking for a strong K-9 presence in David Rosenfelt’s newest novel, Citizen K-9, you won’t find it here.

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“While the story may seem convoluted it really is a good read with intricate twists and turns that only add to the tale.”

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Innovative British author Anthony Horowitz is up to his usual intertextual antics in A Line to Kill, a sequel to The Word Is Murder and The Sentence Is Death.

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“The trouble with being a sort of Wonder Woman is, once people know you exist, they either want to force you to do their jobs or kill you. Or both.”

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Emma Cross is an independent woman—more independent than anyone in 1897 Newport, Rhode Island, wants to admit.

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“. . . reading this novel is like—exquisite torture.”
“I exist!”

“I will prove it to you!”

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“Long live Bernie and Chet the Jet.”

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“. . . a slapdash effort . . .”

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“Morgue Drawer Four, a finalist for Germany’s 2010 Friedrich Glauser Prize for best crime novel, is a real find for aficionados of black humor and the macabre.