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Meet the author: Clifford Beal

17 April, 2026

Clifford Beal has been an author nearly 20 years and has dabbled across genres. In fact, his first novel was about 18th century pirates. Now, he’s written his first crime novel and it’s little different to most of the other new releases at the moment….

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The Pie & Mash Detective Agency by JD Brinkworth

By Erin Britton

1 April, 2026

The Pie & Mash Detective Agency by JD Brinkworth is a comedic debut novel that leans into cosy crime conventions while skewering them with dry, contemporary British wit. Written by Jo Dinkin and Catherine Brinkworth under a shared pseudonym, it introduces an unlikely pair of…

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The Pledge by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

By DeathBecomesHer

31 March, 2026

The good ol’ closed circle murder mystery is brought bang up to date in Sarah Yarwood-Lovett’s The Pledge – I mean, how much more of-the-moment can there be than a book that features greenwashing, tech bros, billionaires and even a seedy member of the Royal…

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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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Your complete guide to Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club

By Erin Britton

20 March, 2026

In the retirement community of Coopers Chase, nestled in the quiet Kent countryside, four unlikely detectives gather once a week to discuss cold cases. But what begins as a hobby soon turns into something far more exciting when real murders start happening on their doorstep….

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The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood

By Erin Britton

4 March, 2026

Wife of Esau successfully queues, one might say (6,5). As every cruciverbalist worth their salt knows, the answer to this and several other puzzles is ‘Judith Potts’, although extrapolating the how and why from the who is generally more complex than even the most cryptic…

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Murder at Mistletoe Manor by FL Everett

By Erin Britton

11 November, 2025

FL Everett’s Murder at Mistletoe Manor is a snowbound murder mystery that manages to be genuinely festive and genuinely chilling. A closed-circle whodunnit, it pays homage to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and other Golden Age mysteries, but it does so with a…

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Quantum of Menace by Vaseem Khan

By Paul Burke

5 November, 2025

Welcome to what has become the James Bond universe. If you think you’ve seen a lot of the characters over the years, brace yourself because it’s going to get more intense. Amazon is gearing up for the next movie and who knows a spin off…

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Meet the author: Clifford Beal

The Pie & Mash Detective Agency by JD Brinkworth

The Pledge by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

The Primrose Murder Society by Stacy Hackney

Your complete guide to Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club

The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood

Murder at Mistletoe Manor by FL Everett

Quantum of Menace by Vaseem Khan

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