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Bookish: MURKY (2#) -

# Library Journal's November compendium of upcoming Mystery Novels. The last one is by Peter Robinson, scheduled to debut this coming Jan '08: Friend of the Devil, published by Morrow in hard cover. [via Sara Weinman]

# Ever hear of Suburban Noir?

Well, ready or not, this is the English variety
which got a good review at the UK Telegraph:

*Then his brother, Leo, is killed in a car crash, and Charlie finds himself drawn into investigating what Leo was up to before his death: why did he spend his last few weeks posing as a private detective and hunting for a missing dog called Charles Laughton? ... Both thrilling and funny, this novel is a joy.*

-- Rain Dogs and Love Cats by Andrew Holmes
:: reviewed :: by Jake Kerridge.

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