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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 10
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    The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August is good.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 567
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    Derek Faye wrote: »
    Your username always reminds me of something of a sexual nature, like the saying "smashed your back doors in" for example (oh and "beef curtains" :D)

    Oh stop it. :blush:

    The Lovely Bones was fab.

    How about an Agatha Christie? 'The Murder of Roger Ackroyd' and 'The Moving Finger' are two of my faves. Christie is a bit dated I know, but you like historical settings.
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    D_Mcd4D_Mcd4 Posts: 10,438
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    You want "American Psycho" by Bret Easton Ellis.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 567
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    'Never Look Away' by Linwood Barclay, set in contemporary America/Canada? will keep you guessing till the end. I thoroughly enjoyed that book.
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 245
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    Derek Faye wrote: »
    The Lovely Bones was quite good, though slightly twisted but I guess that's what I'm after.

    I'm not really into romance, or else I'd buy Mills & piggin Boone

    I was a bit disappointed by The Lovely Bones. Great premise but I thought the ending was daft! We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver is a good read or Perfume by Patrick Suskind.
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    The 12th DoctorThe 12th Doctor Posts: 4,338
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    Sinema: The Northumberland Massacre.
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    jackoljackol Posts: 7,887
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    The 12th Doctor wrote: »
    Sinema: The Northumberland Massacre.

    Excellent choice
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    bossoftheworldbossoftheworld Posts: 4,941
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    Derek Faye wrote: »
    Sometimes I don't always want gruesome, just generally where someone dies. It spices it up a bit. I don't want a romance novel for people to live happily ever after, I want lives to be ripped apart! :D

    Fatal Inversion - Barbara Vine - in fact any Barbara Vine books are brilliant.
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    Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    Stuart MacBride's Logan McRae series has a lot of gruesome murders and a nice line in dark humour.
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    BastardBeaverBastardBeaver Posts: 11,903
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    I just got into Jack Reacher books. They are quite poorly written but really good fun.
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    TelevisionUserTelevisionUser Posts: 41,417
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    I want a good book where someone dies

    How about the Wallander series of novels by Henning Mankell which are readily available på engelska: https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=henning+mankell+wallander+books&tbm=shop

    Plenty of dying goes on in those books!
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    MudboxMudbox Posts: 10,110
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    some of the Tony Hill books, by Val McDermid are nice and gruesome.
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    TelevisionUserTelevisionUser Posts: 41,417
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    I also have a soft spot for the works of Raymond Chandler as well - plenty of unnatural premature exits there too!
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    Derek FayeDerek Faye Posts: 1,081
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    PipLongstocking wrote: »
    I was a bit disappointed by The Lovely Bones. Great premise but I thought the ending was daft! We need to talk about Kevin by Lionel Shriver is a good read or Perfume by Patrick Suskind.

    Thanks for this one, looks right up my street, it's a movie too! Trailer seemed good :)
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    MudboxMudbox Posts: 10,110
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    Eddie Badger wrote: »
    Stuart MacBride's Logan McRae series has a lot of gruesome murders and a nice line in dark humour.

    I really enjoyed that series....haven't got around to reading his last one.

    Halfhead is pretty gruesome, as well.
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    Eddie BadgerEddie Badger Posts: 6,005
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    Mudbox wrote: »
    I really enjoyed that series....haven't got around to reading his last one.

    Halfhead is pretty gruesome, as well.

    It's good, with Logan back in uniform investigating rural crime and then a body is found and DCI Steele appears and is as charming and refined as ever :)
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    ironjadeironjade Posts: 10,010
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    "I Was Dora Suarez" by Derek Raymond. If that doesn't satisfy your blood lust nothing will.
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    Pink WaferPink Wafer Posts: 543
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    Inferno Park by JL Bryan. Several in that one.
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    Will_BennettsWill_Bennetts Posts: 3,054
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    Assasin by Shaun Hutson nice and dark people breing killed practically on every page
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    stoatiestoatie Posts: 78,106
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    Blood Meridian. One of the greatest books ever written imho. Also has a stupendous body count.
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    Jellied EelJellied Eel Posts: 33,091
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    John Connolly. Start with Every Dead Thing and keep going..
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    [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 33
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    Heartsick by Chelsea Cain - the series of these books are quite gory and gritty
    The Trophy Taker by Lee Weeks
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    Miss C. DeVilleMiss C. DeVille Posts: 6,042
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    The 12th Doctor wrote: »
    Sinema: The Northumberland Massacre.

    I agree with this, it's a great book...bargain if you get the kindle version.

    Having just looked it up again, I see there's a 3rd. book out so have just bought it. The 2nd. one was good too.
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    steverestevere Posts: 9
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    http://www.amazon.co.uk/Air-Steve-Edward-ebook/dp/B00U6E8GVU/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&sr=8-1&qid=1426181642
    Death from the first paragraph in this one!
    'In the Air' by Steve Edward
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