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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 Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent

By DeathBecomesHer

18 March, 2026

Truth is in the title of Liz Nugent’s latest book – and truth, or the lack of it, is at the heart of this story too. Ruby Cooper and her elder sister Erin live a sheltered and comfortable life in Boston, the cosseted daughters of…

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Sharks by Simone Buchholz

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

17 March, 2026

Translated by Rachel Ward — Sharks is the eighth novel featuring our intrepid, acerbic and tough Hamburg state prosecutor Chastity Riley, and frankly, I can’t get enough of her. Sharks is just as dark and gritty as other books in the series, from Blue Night…

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Greedy by Callie Kazumi

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

12 March, 2026

Ed Cook is a British immigrant living in Tokyo with his Japanese wife, Sayuri, and their toddler daughter, Kaori. Having been unemployed for six months, Ed spends his days in illegal pachinko parlours or betting on horses. He has squandered their savings and his daughter’s…

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The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery

By Erin Britton

12 March, 2026

A historical locked-room mystery that balances homage with invention, The Murder at World’s End is Ross Montgomery’s debut adult novel. Set in the autumn of 1910 on a windswept island off the Cornish coast, it is both a complex puzzle mystery and a vivid evocation…

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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

The Truth About Ruby Cooper by Liz Nugent

Sharks by Simone Buchholz

Greedy by Callie Kazumi

The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery

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