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The Corpse with the Garnet Face by Cathy Ace

By MarinaSofia
10 April, 2016
Will the Welsh Canadian writer Cathy Ace ever run out of precious stones and human body parts for her book titles? They usually go The Corpse with… [Gem Name] [Body Part] and they star the sensible middle-aged academic with a photographic memory, Cait Morgan. The Corpse with…
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Spur of the Moment by David Linzee

By DavidPrestidge
5 April, 2016
Opera mysteries are a rare thing but St Louis author David Linzee hopes to tap a narrow-but-deep cross-over of interests with his first Renata Radleigh book. Renata is an English opera singer currently employed by the St Louis Opera to sing the relatively minor role…
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Death in Profile by Guy Fraser-Sampson

By DavidPrestidge
6 March, 2016
Hampstead is one of London’s more desirable quarters, with its lofty position, much sought-after properties, and reputation for housing many of the city’s millionaires. Murder does not respect postcode, however, and when the wife of a well-to-do doctor is found dead, the local constabulary compare…
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As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley

By MarinaSofia
3 February, 2016
If you come to this book expecting something sombre about human frailty based on Shakespeare’s line, “Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney sweepers come to dust,” then you’re in the wrong place. This book is a charming recreation of the 1950s with a…
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Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan

By DeathBecomesHer
18 December, 2015
The gorgeous old-school cover of this book gives a hint of what’s in store here; this is a golden age murder mystery that’ll certainly appeal to lovers of Agatha Christie – or anyone who enjoys a good, old-fashioned whodunnit. Not many people have heard of…
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Headline Murder by Peter Bartram

By DavidPrestidge
26 October, 2015
In this cosy mystery, Peter Bartram introduces us to a delightfully old fashioned journalist. Colin Crampton is the chief crime reporter for the Brighton Evening Chronicle. Old fashioned? Well yes, because it is 1962, and Crampton’s method of securing a scoop comes via a spiral…
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CIS: Martha Grimes - Reinventing the British cosy

By MarinaSofia
28 September, 2015
Is it too soon to call Martha Grimes a classic author? At 84 years old she is still going strong, releasing a book a year on average. She is best known for her long-running Richard Jury and Melrose Plant series set in England, but the American…
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A Pattern of Lies by Charles Todd

By Vicki Weisfeld
12 August, 2015
In book seven in the Bess Crawford mystery series, Bess works as a World War I field hospital nurse in France, 1918. Despite the well-imagined and effectively described violence of her surroundings, it this is a cosy mystery. The action begins when, on leave and…
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