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12 cosy crime books for Christmas 2024

By Erin Britton

15 November, 2024

Get ready to cosy up and immerse yourself in captivating books where the magic of Christmas collides with the thrill of mystery! As the year draws to a close and the festive spirit takes hold, there’s no better way to spend the holidays than with…

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Five criminally spooky reads for a cosy Halloween

By Erin Britton

1 October, 2024

As the nights grow longer and the air turns crisp, there’s no better time to pick up a good mystery, especially one with a spooky twist. For those who prefer their chills on the cosier side, these Halloween-themed crime stories deliver the perfect mix of…

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We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

By Erin Britton

23 September, 2024

While the intrepid members of the Thursday Murder Club are presumably busy with their investigations (and forthcoming Netflix film), Richard Osman introduces an eclectic new team of sleuths in the aptly named We Solve Murders. The spread of ages might be quite different this time…

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Murder in the Scottish Highlands by Dee MacDonald

By Erin Britton

4 September, 2024

Bed, breakfast and… butchery? It’s not exactly what Ally McKinley had in mind when she decamped from Edinburgh to run a guesthouse in the picturesque village of Locharran in the Scottish Highlands, but she soon discovers that murder and the solving thereof offer a great…

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The Examiner by Janice Hallett

By Erin Britton

28 August, 2024

If competition in academia is typically so fierce because the stakes are so low, what will happen when the stakes are raised to murder? It’s a question every bit as thorny as the conundrums facing the venerable British institutions – amateur dramatics, children’s literature, niche…

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The Dead Friend Project by Joanna Wallace

By Erin Britton

15 July, 2024

Standards are surely slipping in suburbia when murder is allowed to interrupt wine o’clock. It’s a particularly thorny issue for the now terminally misanthropic Beth, who has been relying on the support of her old friend vino since the death of her actual friend, Charlotte,…

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The Venus of Salò by Ben Pastor

By Erin Britton

4 July, 2024

It’s October 1944 and all is far from well in the Republic of Salò. As the last bastion of Fascism in Italy, the tranquil setting on the shore of Lake Garda belies the turmoil currently engulfing the seat of the German-backed puppet government. As the…

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Murder Under the Sun edited by Cecily Gayford

By Erin Britton

9 May, 2024

Sun, sea, sand and slaughter. What more could a body want from a summer holiday? Well, perhaps a decent all-you-can-eat buffet, a prime pool-side position and a good book to while away the time with. Luckily, Murder Under the Sun has the latter requirement covered…

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12 cosy crime books for Christmas 2024

Five criminally spooky reads for a cosy Halloween

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

Murder in the Scottish Highlands by Dee MacDonald

The Examiner by Janice Hallett

The Dead Friend Project by Joanna Wallace

The Venus of Salò by Ben Pastor

Murder Under the Sun edited by Cecily Gayford

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