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The Vanishing Room by Andrew Lowe

By Chris Connor

2 September, 2026

With British detective fiction so congested, crafting a compelling new detective, sidekick and ensemble seems a daunting prospect. Andrew Lowe managed this in fine style with the first entry in the Lennox and Blackwood series, The Whispering Bones, which introduced us to DCI Oswald Lennox…

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An Uncommonly Festive Fiasco by Hannah Hendy

By Erin Britton

1 September, 2026

Christmas and crime go together like port and stilton. Turkey and stuffing. Sprouts and a cracked window. Indeed, snowbound country houses, mysterious deaths beneath the mistletoe and decadent festive gatherings where everyone has a secret to hide have become familiar ingredients of the seasonal mystery….

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Seeing Red by Damien Boyd

By Vicki Weisfeld

30 August, 2026

Going back to Poe’s C Auguste Dupin and Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes, procedural mysteries have an illustrious history in crime fiction. Damien Boyd’s new Seeing Red fits that popular model quite neatly. This is his 16th book in the DI Nick Dixon Crime series, and…

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The Magic-Lantern Murders by Carter Dickson

By Erin Britton

27 August, 2026

There are few writers more closely associated with the impossible crime than John Dickson Carr. Writing as Carter Dickson, he introduced Sir Henry Merrivale, one of the Golden Age’s most unconventional detectives, a man capable of turning even the most bewildering murder into an opportunity…

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The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

26 August, 2026

Mexican-Canadian author Silvia Moreno-Garcia has the uncanny ability to jump effortlessly between genres. Gothic horror, fantasy adventure, historical fantasy or sci-fi, magic realism, vampire noir, crime noir, coming-of-age or historical drama, she’s done it all. With The Intrigue, she presents us with a combination of…

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A Fatal Legacy by Charlotte Vassell

By Erin Britton

25 August, 2026

All is not well at the Horatio Combe Institute in Priory Square, Camden, London. And it’s not just the mokomokai who are looking peaky. Owner/operator Digby Coombe-Watson – descendent of notorious colonial pilferer Horatio Coombe – has been murdered. And on a rug rumoured to…

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The Queen of Florida by Jeff Bercuson

By Sharon Richardson

25 August, 2026

Canadian author Jeff Bercuson’s debut, The Queen of Florida, will appeal to those who enjoy their noir gritty. June, the central character is an intriguing flawed protagonist. She is a mother who has put her nurturing side on hold and is looking to make a…

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The Burn Line by Jonathan Sims

By RoughJustice

24 August, 2026

If you spend any time in the online book community, then you may have noticed the rise of Summerween – a cultural (and retail) phenomenon where people extend the spooky season forwards into the summer. Jonathan Sims’s third novel is perfectly placed to ride that…

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The Vanishing Room by Andrew Lowe

An Uncommonly Festive Fiasco by Hannah Hendy

Seeing Red by Damien Boyd

The Magic-Lantern Murders by Carter Dickson

The Intrigue by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

A Fatal Legacy by Charlotte Vassell

The Queen of Florida by Jeff Bercuson

The Burn Line by Jonathan Sims

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