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Murder and Mamon by Mia P Manansala

By Sharon Richardson

20 February, 2024

Murder and Mamon is the fourth book in the Tita Rosie’s Kitchen Mystery series by Mia P Manansala. It is a delightful culinary cosy mystery about Lila Macapagal, a baker and amateur detective. Lila is passionate about food, family and friends. Should anything happen to…

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Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita

By DeathBecomesHer

14 February, 2024

We’re back in the cold wastes of Alaska for Village in the Dark, Iris Yamashita’s follow up to her debut novel City Under One Roof, which got a five-star review on the site early last year. That story was set in the fictional town of…

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The Lover of No Fixed Abode by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini

By Paul Burke

8 February, 2024

Translated by Gregory Dowling — It’s surprising it has taken so long for The Lover of No Fixed Abode to appear in English. Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini were highly respected Italian journalists and authors whose novels were bestsellers across Europe, a partnership that began…

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Blood on the Broadcast by SDW Hamilton

By Erin Britton

6 February, 2024

There’s religious strife brewing in Belfast, but it’s not what you might expect. A group known as the Followers of Eden have been operating in and around the city for years, although their power and influence have reached significant heights of late. Led by shadily…

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The Pike Boys by Danny Cherry Jr

By Paul Burke

6 February, 2024

Meet the Pike Boys, heavy hitters in the New Orleans underworld. A step outside the law is the only way for dirt poor people to break out of poverty and make it in 1920s America – and when it comes to setting, what could be…

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The Last Word by Elly Griffiths

By DeathBecomesHer

2 February, 2024

Elly Griffiths is best known for her Ruth Galloway series, which came to a halt in the North Norfolk salt marshes last year. Griffiths has set that series aside for the time being at least, but the good news for the fans of this hugely…

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Shitamachi Scam by Michael Pronko

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

1 February, 2024

The squeamish yet diligent Detective Hiroshi Shimizu returns in Shitamachi Scam, the sixth instalment of Tokyo-based Michael Pronko’s crime novel series. In 2022, Azabu Getaway transported readers to the cosmopolitan Azabu district, but this time the action takes place in an older, more traditional Shitamachi…

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Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan

By DeathBecomesHer

31 January, 2024

Am I the only one who feels mighty old when a book set in 1968 is called historical crime fiction? It’s a label that’s been applied to Where We Lie, by Irish debut author Claire Coughlan and set in Dublin at the end of the…

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Murder and Mamon by Mia P Manansala

Village in the Dark by Iris Yamashita

The Lover of No Fixed Abode by Carlo Fruttero and Franco Lucentini

Blood on the Broadcast by SDW Hamilton

The Pike Boys by Danny Cherry Jr

The Last Word by Elly Griffiths

Shitamachi Scam by Michael Pronko

Where They Lie by Claire Coughlan

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