Murder by the Minster
Written by Helen Cox — This debut mystery book by the author of two romantic novels is a mash up of cosy crime, comedy, romance,…
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Interview: Sally Andrew
At the foot of South Africa’s Swartberg Mountains lies Ladismith. This remote little Klein Karoo town is the home of South African crime writer Sally…
Back to the Garden
Written by EI Weiner — These days, there’s a bit of a fashion for crime books with song lyrics in their titles and here’s one…
A Fool’s Journey
Written by Judy Penz Sheluk — A Fool’s Journey is the third cosy mystery in Canadian author Judy Penz Sheluk’s entertaining Marketville Mystery series. In…
Indian Summer
Written by Sara Sheridan — In the scheme of things across the genre, the Mirabelle Bevan mysteries fall into the cosy crime category. But like…
Forger’s Revenge
Written by Leah Devlin — Ella Winston is just out of prison, banged up for something she did… and also for something she didn’t do.…
Interview: MB Vincent
Jess Castle and the Eyeballs of Death is a comedy crime caper set in the West Country’s goriest market town where crucifixions are executed near…
Murder at the Book Club
Written by Betsy Reavley — A group of nine women gather for a book club meeting in Cambridge. Can you think of a more innocuous…
Past & Present
Written by Judy Penz Sheluk — A young woman launching a business to help other people find missing family members ends up reconnecting to her…
Crime fiction improv hits Melbourne
If you’re in Melbourne, Australia in mid-September, it’d be a crime not to catch up with the city’s Fringe Festival, which this year includes Murder…
It Begins in Betrayal
Written by Iona Whishaw — If you’re after historical crime with a strong backbone but also an air of genteel cosiness about it, then the Lane…
A Hole in One
Written by Judy Penz Sheluk — In this charming cosy mystery set in a small town north of Toronto, Canada, Arabella Carpenter decides to promote…
Minced, Marinated and Murdered
Written by Vanessa Barrot and Noël Balen, translated by Anne Trager — France and fine cuisine go hand in hand, and who better to introduce us…
Front Page Murder
Written by Peter Bartram — In 1960s Brighton Percy Despart had been making a living illustrating saucy seaside postcards. Right until he was stabbed to death…
Requiem in Yquem
Written by Jean-Pierre Alaux and Noel Balen, translated by Sally Pane — The Winemaker Detective Series seems to be one of the most popular offerings from…
CIS: The Mitford Murders
Written by Jessica Fellowes — It’s 12 January 1920. Florence Nightingale Shore, goddaughter of the famous Florence Nightingale, boards a train. She settles herself, and…