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Murder Most Haunted by Emma Mason

By Vicki Weisfeld

16 December, 2025

A fun read for the snowy season is former detective constable Emma Mason’s debut mystery, Murder Most Haunted. When self-effacing DS Midge McGowan retires from her years with the Thames Valley Police property office, she receives an unexpected parting gift: a haunted Christmas weekend at…

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Hotel Beau Séjour - new Belgian crime show on Walter Presents

By crimefictionlover

24 September, 2019

Ready to binge on something eccentric and different from Belgium… other than chocolate, that is? From 11pm on Sunday 29 September you’ll have that opportunity as Channel 4’s foreign crime streaming service Walter Presents launches Hotel Beau Séjour. This high concept programme brings together crime…

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A Spot of Folly: Ten and a Quarter New Tales of Murder and Mayhem

By Catherine Turnbull

7 October, 2017

Written by Ruth Rendell — These previously uncollected or new short stories are a masterclass in how to deliver psychological suspense in domestic settings and an antidote to some publishers’ current zeal for packaging and claiming grip-lit and domestic noir as a nearly-new phenomenon. Although Ruth…

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A Song of Shadows by John Connolly

By DavidPrestidge

5 April, 2015

Portland, Maine. PI Charlie Parker has narrowly survived a savage shotgun and pistol attack. After technically dying three times in the hours after the assault, he is now recuperating in a house in the isolated village of Boreas. Watching from a distance – and posing…

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Iceland Noir: Journey to the glacier with Yrsa Sigurdardottir

By crimefictionlover

24 November, 2014

Unlike some literary conferences, Iceland Noir (21-23 Nov 2014) went to pains to go beyond the panel discussions, interviews and networking sessions the publishing world is used to. Yes, there were fine dinners, and there was a chilly crime walk with author readings in the…

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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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NTN: The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson

By Andre

6 November, 2014

Debut novels rarely have quite the impact of The Devil in the Marshalsea, which is currently part of the sales-boosting Richard and Judy Book Club with WH Smith. It was also nominated for the CWA John Creasy Dagger and won the CWA Historical Dagger, though…

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The Secret Place by Tana French

By Andre

7 October, 2014

Famed for her mastery of suspense and character, Tana French is one of those crime novelists admired by her peers as much as her readers. The Irish author’s fifth novel arrives with blurbs from Stephen King, Kate Mosse and Sophie Hannah. A rich, absorbing read…

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Murder Most Haunted by Emma Mason

Hotel Beau Séjour - new Belgian crime show on Walter Presents

A Spot of Folly: Ten and a Quarter New Tales of Murder and Mayhem

A Song of Shadows by John Connolly

Iceland Noir: Journey to the glacier with Yrsa Sigurdardottir

Seeing the Dead by Sheila Connolly

NTN: The Devil in the Marshalsea by Antonia Hodgson

The Secret Place by Tana French

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