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Death Comes to the Costa del Sol by MH Eccleston

By Erin Britton

1 March, 2023

Sun, sangria and sleuthing are all in store for art conservator Astrid Swift when she decides to make an impromptu visit to her estranged father at his new home in Estepona on the Costa del Sol. Having previously tackled murder and mayhem with aplomb in…

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The Trust by MH Eccleston

By Erin Britton

5 July, 2022

Macabre murders, quirky characters and delightful settings combine in a way that would make Midsomer proud in The Trust, the first book in the Astrid Swift cosy mystery series by MH Eccleston. Astrid’s burgeoning career as an amateur sleuth might get off to an inauspicious…

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Holidays from Hell: Seven deadly summertime reads

By crimefictionlover

19 July, 2023

With the world burning on its axis, you might need a holiday book to cool off with indoors just as much as a beach read for summer 2023. Here at Crime Fiction Lover, we are never short of hot book recommendations and as the schools…

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Five cosy crime reads for 2023

By Erin Britton

12 April, 2023

Can murder ever be cosy? Well, probably not if you’re the victim or someone unfortunate enough to be falsely accused of the crime. However, if you’re a reader in search of a gripping mystery, then the cosy sub-genre of crime fiction has you covered –…

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Barking Up the Right Tree by Leigh Russell

By Erin Britton

23 March, 2023

Having guided the redoubtable DI Geraldine Steel through 14 non-cosy cases, English crime author Leigh Russell has shifted her focus from the police procedural to the more gentle side of the crime genre with Barking Up the Right Tree. The first book in the A…

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On the Radar: The kind worth reading

By crimefictionlover

17 February, 2023

Peter Swanson’s The Kind Worth Saving was on our most wanted list for 2023 and this week it’s heading up our news column, followed by four other books that shouldn’t be overlooked. Cosy crime fiction is experiencing a big resurgence and we’ve got the latest…

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Erin Britton: Top five books of 2022

By Erin Britton

20 December, 2022

For all its peculiarities and problems, 2022 has been another excellent year for crime fiction, particularly for fans of puzzle mysteries, both new works and republished classics. The five books – four novels and one short story collection – I’ve selected as my top five…

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Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles

By Erin Britton

8 July, 2022

In Murder Before Evensong, Richard Coles’ debut cosy mystery, Canon Daniel Clement joins the ranks of crime-fighting clergy alongside such literary legends as Father Brown, Reverend Sidney Chambers and Brother Cadfael. As the Rector of Champton St Mary, a bucolic English parish still supported by…

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Death Comes to the Costa del Sol by MH Eccleston

The Trust by MH Eccleston

Holidays from Hell: Seven deadly summertime reads

Five cosy crime reads for 2023

Barking Up the Right Tree by Leigh Russell

On the Radar: The kind worth reading

Erin Britton: Top five books of 2022

Murder Before Evensong by Richard Coles

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