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Not a Word by Linwood Barclay

By RoughJustice

8 September, 2026

In his latest novel, Canadian author Linwood Barclay shows he knows the power of an explosive opening. Dropping us straight in to the action, Reece Chartwell is being interviewed by Yorkton Hill Police Detective Janice McCabe after he discovered his parents, Brent and Catherine, dead…

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Cold Sunset by William Boyd

By Chris Connor

6 September, 2026

William Boyd is best known for his literary works like Any Human Heart, The New Confessions and The Romantic, in a career that has spanned over 40 years and earned wide acclaim. Amidst the higher brow novels he has frequently dipped his toes into the…

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The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett

By Erin Britton

3 September, 2026

As the Fairway Players continue to prove in Janice Hallett’s sequel to The Appeal, amateur dramatics and murder are a perfect double act. Put a group of ambitious performers in a village hall, add a few bruised egos, romantic complications and questionable life choices, and…

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Post Mortem by David Lagercrantz

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

3 September, 2026

Translated by Ian Giles — Are you ready for a cold case mystery from Sweden? Professor Hans Rekke and police officer Micaela Vargas team up once again in Post Mortem, the third in Lagercrantz’s series featuring the unlikely duo, following Fatal Gambit (2024) and Dark…

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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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Not a Word by Linwood Barclay

Cold Sunset by William Boyd

The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett

Post Mortem by David Lagercrantz

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

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