The Coral Bride
Written by Roxanne Bouchard and translated beautifully by David Warriner, The Coral Bride is the lyrical, haunting follow-up to We Were the Salt of the Sea, set once more in the enticing Gaspe Peninsular of Quebec and featuring DS Joaquin Morales. This time he is…
The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths
Her Dr Ruth Galloway books have won her legions of fans and myriad awards, and in addition to the Brighton Mysteries series, in recent years Elly Griffiths has turned her hand to the standalone format too. The Stranger Diaries was a big success, and among…
Murder, Forgotten by Deb Richardson-Moore
Julianna Burke is a successful crime writer, loved by readers the world over. Her books sell and sell, with each new release eagerly awaited by fans. She and her husband Connor are very much in love and enjoy a charmed life, with homes in South…
The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard
Department store security men. You probably never even notice them but being inconspicuous comes with the job description, I imagine. So Jim definitely fits the bill as he patrols the aisles of a shop in Cork in the Republic of Ireland. He’s an ex garda…
House of Correction by Nicci French
Husband and wife writing team Nicci Gerrard and Sean French are probably best known for their series featuring London-based psychotherapist Frieda Klein, which reached its finale in 2018 with The Day of the Dead. Since then the pair has focussed on standalone crime novels and…
The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
Can it really be 21 years since the first Vera Stanhope novel was published? There have been a further eight releases since The Crow Trap, and The Darkest Evening has been eagerly awaited by fans of this series. Many of those readers may have been…