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Solving Crimes and Thrilling Reads Publisher Picks

June is National Crime Reading Month! We have asked our publisher partners and team at The Reading Agency to share their book club picks based around the theme ‘Solving crimes & thrilling reads .’ So, pick up a book, tablet or your headphones and follow the clues, uncover secrets and lose yourself in stories packed with mystery, suspense and unexpected twists. Whether you’re a budding detective, a fan of thrilling adventures or a seasoned crime -fiction reader, this booklist offers gripping reads for every age.

This booklist has been collated from publisher picks and has not been endorsed by The Reading Agency as it has not followed our Book Selection Framework applied to programme content. You can see previous themed booklists here.

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