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The Pie & Mash Detective Agency by JD Brinkworth

By Erin Britton

1 April, 2026

The Pie & Mash Detective Agency by JD Brinkworth is a comedic debut novel that leans into cosy crime conventions while skewering them with dry, contemporary British wit. Written by Jo Dinkin and Catherine Brinkworth under a shared pseudonym, it introduces an unlikely pair of…

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The Pledge by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

By DeathBecomesHer

31 March, 2026

The good ol’ closed circle murder mystery is brought bang up to date in Sarah Yarwood-Lovett’s The Pledge – I mean, how much more of-the-moment can there be than a book that features greenwashing, tech bros, billionaires and even a seedy member of the Royal…

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Lucien by JR Thornton

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

31 March, 2026

Christopher Novotny, the son of Czech immigrants, arrives at Harvard in the summer of 2010 with a bright future ahead of him. Despite being a child prodigy and talented artist, Chris is self-conscious and acutely aware of his working-class roots, a fish out of water…

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The Dark Time by Nick Petrie

By Vicki Weisfeld

30 March, 2026

The Dark Time is the ninth in Nick Petrie’s action thriller series featuring Peter Ash, a US Marine veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. It’s the fifth in the series I’ve read, and it has the familiar cast of characters including loyal partner June…

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Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami

By Paul Burke

27 March, 2026

Translated by Laurel Taylor and Hitomi Yoshio — There has been a small but rich vein of Japanese crime fiction translated into English for decades but it has grown in popularity recently. Some examples reflect classic the Golden Age of mystery reimagined for a Japanese…

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The Primrose Murder Society by Stacy Hackney

By Vicki Weisfeld

26 March, 2026

The Primrose in Stacy Hackney’s new cosy mystery is a residential hotel in Richmond, Virginia for people 55 and over. Whatever you might expect, these folks are not ready for a retiring lifestyle. For them, the best time of the day is the cocktail hour,…

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What I Told My Friends by Alice Leigh

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

25 March, 2026

Alice Leigh’s debut is pitched as a coming-of-age dark academia thriller, leaving her with big expectations to fulfil. While it contains all the essential ingredients of the subgenre, its style and themes align more closely with young adult fiction. The setting of High Hill Manor…

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Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams

By DeathBecomesHer

22 March, 2026

Two women go into a maze of caves and only one comes out alive in a story with as many twists and turns and hidden depths as the caverns they are exploring in Taylor Adams’ Her Last Breath. The palpable sense of claustrophobia is strong…

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The Pie & Mash Detective Agency by JD Brinkworth

The Pledge by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

Lucien by JR Thornton

The Dark Time by Nick Petrie

Sisters in Yellow by Mieko Kawakami

The Primrose Murder Society by Stacy Hackney

What I Told My Friends by Alice Leigh

Her Last Breath by Taylor Adams

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