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Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood

By Erin Britton

20 June, 2025

It’s murder ahoy as the Marlow Murder Club take to the Thames and pit wits against another nefarious killer in Murder on the Marlow Belle. Robert Thorogood’s cosy mysteries – which have inspired a television series starring Samantha Bond – continue to go from strength…

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Summerhouse by Yiğit Karaahmet

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

17 June, 2025

Translated by Nicholas Glastonbury — It’s not often we come across Turkish crime fiction, much less examples influenced by Nabokov and Highsmith, but Yiğit Karaahmet has produced an original, atmospheric debut with LGBTQ+ themes. Summerhouse is set on Büyükada, an island just off Istanbul, and…

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Sayulita Sucker by Craig Terlson

By Vicki Weisfeld

16 June, 2025

The new crime thriller, Sayulita Sucker by Canadian author Craig Terlson, takes readers for a wild ride to back alleys and dicey neighbourhoods in coastal Mexico that aren’t featured in any guidebook. The story’s protagonist is Luke Fischer, who has featured in three of Terlson’s…

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A Bag Full of Stones by A Molotkov

By Vicki Weisfeld

12 June, 2025

This is one of those crime stories that you hope isn’t based on real-life events, but expect it could be. A Molotkov’s debut crime novel, A Bag Full of Stones, explores what might happen when a person whose mental faculties are teetering at the edge…

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Creepy Crawly by Andrew Lowe

By DeathBecomesHer

9 June, 2025

Meet DI Jake Sawyer. He’s a tad different from your average British copper and as we first meet him he’s enduring a crowded train journey from London to Sheffield. As they speed through the flatlands of Bedfordshire, passengers are studiously ignoring a bit of a…

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Red Tide by Irma Venter

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

9 June, 2025

Translated by Karin Schimke — Renowned South African crime author Irma Venter plunges readers into the arid expanse of the Great Karoo where the little town of Carnavon harbours old grudges, secrets and an unsolved murder that took place three years back. The plot revolves…

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Red Water by Jurica Pavičic

By RoughJustice

5 June, 2025

Translated by Matt Robinson — During the 1990s when Yugoslavia split up, the region went through violent and cataclysmic changes. As communism collapsed, ethnic and political tensions led to conflict, with different nationalities fighting over once-shared territories. It was a tumultuous time and one might…

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FDR Drive by James Comey

By Paul Burke

3 June, 2025

The former director of the FBI turned author was sacked by Donald Trump in 2017 and was recently interviewed by the Secret Service in an ongoing feud with the man now back in the White House. Writing legal thrillers is probably a welcome escape from…

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Murder on the Marlow Belle by Robert Thorogood

Summerhouse by Yiğit Karaahmet

Sayulita Sucker by Craig Terlson

A Bag Full of Stones by A Molotkov

Creepy Crawly by Andrew Lowe

Red Tide by Irma Venter

Red Water by Jurica Pavičic

FDR Drive by James Comey

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