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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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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 Case of the Cursed Cottage by Cathy Ace

By Erin Britton

27 February, 2023

Cathy Ace’s WISE women return to tackle another set of perplexing puzzles in The Case of the Cursed Cottage, the seventh book in the WISE Enquiries Agency cosy mystery series. The indomitable band of sleuths have previously tackled disappearing corpses, strange shenanigans in a bookshop,…

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The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

By Erin Britton

19 January, 2023

Long-buried truth meets long-awaited fiction with deadly consequences in The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels, the third fiendishly complex novel by Janice Hallett. Having skewered the venerable pastimes of amateur dramatics and children’s literature in her previous books, this time round Hallett focuses her…

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Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood

By Erin Britton

5 January, 2023

The crossword and the classic murder mystery are two types of puzzle that exploded in popularity following World War I. Both relying on clues, they have been inextricably bound for over a century. While a cryptic crossword clue must comprise two elements – a definition…

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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 in the Falling Snow: Ten Classic Crime Stories

By Erin Britton

24 November, 2022

Edited by Cecily Gayford — Murder in the Falling Snow brings you ten festive stories of murder and mayhem by some of the early-20th century’s best crime writers. From country houses to trainlines, rustic pubs to suburban terraces, the stories feature perplexing mysteries solved by…

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A Christmas Murder of Crows by DM Austin

By Erin Britton

28 September, 2022

There’s nothing better than a nice murder to warm the cockles at Christmastime. In fact, the fine tradition of festive homicide has given rise to such literary gems as Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot’s Christmas, Francis Duncan’s Murder for Christmas, J Jefferson Farjeon’s Mystery in White…

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Barking Up the Right Tree by Leigh Russell

Death Comes to the Costa del Sol by MH Eccleston

The Case of the Cursed Cottage by Cathy Ace

The Mysterious Case of the Alperton Angels by Janice Hallett

Death Comes to Marlow by Robert Thorogood

Erin Britton: Top five books of 2022

Murder in the Falling Snow: Ten Classic Crime Stories

A Christmas Murder of Crows by DM Austin

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