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The Corpse with the Granite Heart by Cathy Ace

By Erin Britton

1 December, 2021

Cathy Ace’s The Corpse with the Granite Heart is the 11th mystery novel to feature globetrotting investigative duo Cait Morgan and Bud Anderson. Cait is a famed criminal psychologist, while Bud, her husband, is a well-respected now-retired detective. Their combined skills have allowed them to…

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The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

By DeathBecomesHer

2 November, 2021

The TV celebrity’s first foray into crime fiction, The Thursday Murder Club, sold by the truckload, won awards and divided book club members far and wide. How would Richard Osman’s ‘difficult second novel’ fare? Happily, the news is good – and anyone who has already…

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Murder at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young

By DeathBecomesHer

27 October, 2021

I’m guessing there are plenty of UK-based crime fiction lovers who’ve spent a night, a weekend or maybe even a week in a seaside B&B. They can probably tell a tale or two about dodgy landladies, uncomfortable beds and spiders in the bathroom. But how…

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Riccardino by Andrea Camilleri

By Paul Burke

15 October, 2021

Translated by Stephen Sartarelli — The publication of the Inspector Montalbano stories in English spans nearly two decades so it’s no wonder we have formed such an attachment to the irascible but brilliant detective. Now, however, the curtain is about to fall and we must…

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A guide to the Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri

By Paul Burke

6 October, 2021

The writer Simonetta Agnello Hornby argued that Andrea Camilleri should have been put forward for the Nobel Prize. He was a major cultural figure in Italy, and in the arts across Europe. Of course, he’s better known in the English speaking world as the creator…

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The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

By DeathBecomesHer

30 September, 2021

The man is a TV gameshow phenomenon in the UK, but questions were raised when Richard Osman announced he was writing a crime novel. Could this incomer cut the mustard? Book sales of more than a million copies since The Thursday Murder Club was published in…

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The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman audiobook

By Vicki Weisfeld

16 July, 2021

Narrated by Leslie Manville — The audio version of Richard Osman’s cosy crime novel, The Thursday Murder Club, is loads of fun. Osman is a well known quiz show presenter in the UK and this is his debut crime novel. It has enjoyed phenomenal success…

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The Corpse with the Iron Will by Cathy Ace

By Vicki Weisfeld

28 June, 2021

In Cathy Ace’s new cosy mystery, 10th in the ‘corpse’ series, Cait Morgan once again makes good use of her insight as a criminal psychologist and the investigative skills of her ex policeman husband, Bud. Their next-door neighbour, Gordy Krantz, in the early stages of…

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The Corpse with the Granite Heart by Cathy Ace

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Murder at the Seaview Hotel by Glenda Young

Riccardino by Andrea Camilleri

A guide to the Inspector Montalbano series by Andrea Camilleri

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman audiobook

The Corpse with the Iron Will by Cathy Ace

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