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Lock your doors and windows: it's the crime fiction Book Quiz
From Scandinavian noir to Stringer Bell, put your crime writing knowledge to the test in this week's Book Quiz
Declan Burke
Wed Dec 31 2014 - 12:00
Declan Burke
Declan Burke, a contributor to The Irish Times, is a novelist and critic
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