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NTN: Mrs Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death by Mark Reutlinger

By DeathBecomesHer

20 November, 2014

Not all crime books have to be gory, graphic or downright dangerous. For example, Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries tend to tax the brain without unsettling the stomach, while Alexander McCall Smith’s No1 Ladies’ Detective Agency books feature a traditionally built female sleuth whose most potent…

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Seeing the Dead by Sheila Connolly

By spriteby

8 November, 2014

Back in January, we reviewed, Reunion with Death, by this New York Times Bestselling author, and our reviewer particularly enjoyed its descriptive settings, meanderings into the world of art history, and its gentle, engaging writing style. Her latest cosy mystery, which was released in September…

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Malice

By crimefictionlover

8 October, 2014

Japanese sensation Keigo Higashino is back with his fourth novel in English translation – the first of his series following police detective Kyoichiro Kaga. Here popular author Kunihiko Hidaka is found dead in his home the day before he is due to leave the country….

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Murder on the Ile Sordou by ML Longworth

By MarinaSofia

6 October, 2014

This book is being publicised as the fourth in the Verlaque and Bonnet Provencal mystery series set in or around Aix-en-Provence, but fear not if you are new to the series. It had not previously registered on my Francophile radar either, and it stands well…

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Malice by Keigo Higashino

By nagaisayonara

2 October, 2014

Translated by Alexander O Smith — This year has been a good one for lovers of Japanese literature in translation. Across all genres, Japanese literature in English has flown off the shelves. In crime fiction in particular, the second half of 2014 has seen three…

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The Corpse with the Platinum Hair by Cathy Ace

By MarinaSofia

27 September, 2014

Canadian crime fiction writers are having their well-deserved moment in the sun just before the long winter sets in. Louise Penny, Peter Robinson and Linwood Barclay are merely the best known of a very diverse and entertaining group of crime writers. Not all of the…

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Mystery at the Manor by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards

By spriteby

23 August, 2014

Mystery at the Manor is the second episode in the 12-book Cherringham series of cosy mysteries, which transatlantic writing duo Matt Costello (US) and Neil Richards (UK) intend to release in monthly instalments. Each book is intended to be a self-contained mystery and they all…

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Dandy Gilver & A Deadly Measure of Brimstone by Catriona McPherson

By spriteby

8 April, 2014

The Dandy Gilver series first entered the historical crime arena back in July 2005 with After the Armistice. The book was set in Perthshire shortly after World War I as Britain moved into the 1920s and looked back on the devastation of the War. It…

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NTN: Mrs Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death by Mark Reutlinger

Seeing the Dead by Sheila Connolly

Malice

Murder on the Ile Sordou by ML Longworth

Malice by Keigo Higashino

The Corpse with the Platinum Hair by Cathy Ace

Mystery at the Manor by Matthew Costello and Neil Richards

Dandy Gilver & A Deadly Measure of Brimstone by Catriona McPherson

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