Reviews of crime novels

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the occasion when someone performs or presents something to the public for the first time:
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debut
he sees her debut in Fidelis Morgan’s wonderful Restoration thriller
someone who owes money
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debtor
From debtor to private eye
to include someone or something as an important part:
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feature
Featuring a colourful cast of misfits
someone who is not suited to a situation or who is not accepted by other people because their behaviour is strange or unusual:
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misfit
Featuring a colourful cast of misfits
to interest or attract someone:
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appeal
it will appeal to adherents of both crime and historical fiction
someone who strongly supports an idea, plan, person, etc.
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adherent
it will appeal to adherents of both crime and historical fiction
away from the correct path or correct way of doing something:
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astray
Once again Walters uses her narrative skills to lead the reader astray
having a lot of small parts or pieces arranged in a complicated way, and therefore sometimes difficult to understand in detail:
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intricate
her latest intricately plotted bestseller
to make a secret plan to do something wrong, harmful, or illegal:
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plot
her latest intricately plotted bestseller
a book, play, or film that has an exciting story, often about solving a crime:
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thiller
fast-paced contemporary thriller
a style, especially in the arts, that involves a particular set of characteristics:
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genre
it presents a great new heroine to the genre.
a book with a cover made of thick paper:
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paperback
now published in paperback.
to turn something, especially repeatedly, or to turn or wrap one thing around another:
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twist
the investigation twists and turns,
Affecting one deeply and emotionally because one can strongly relate to it.
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too close to home
it includes some uncomfortable truths a bit too close to home.
to move or spread slowly out of a hole or through something:
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seep
The shadows seep through the neighbourhood
strange or mysterious; difficult or impossible to explain:
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uncanny
The uncanny resemblance between stories
to make cloth by repeatedly crossing a single thread through two sets of long threads on a loom (= special frame):
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weave
There are enough clues around to weave a tapestry
used to compare two things or ideas, especially when you have to choose between them:
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versus
(written abbreviation vs, vs., UK also v)
Is it the Wordman versus the police, or the criminal versus his victims?

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