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Murder at Mistletoe Manor by FL Everett

By Erin Britton

11 November, 2025

FL Everett’s Murder at Mistletoe Manor is a snowbound murder mystery that manages to be genuinely festive and genuinely chilling. A closed-circle whodunnit, it pays homage to Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None and other Golden Age mysteries, but it does so with a…

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Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards

By Erin Britton

18 September, 2025

Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife is a twist-filled murder mystery that blends classic crime fiction tropes with a modern, interactive narrative structure. With a hefty dose of festive flair, Martin Edwards pays homage to Golden Age detective stories while simultaneously deconstructing them…

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The House at Devil’s Neck by Tom Mead

By Paul Burke

28 August, 2025

The influence of Golden Age mysteries on modern crime fiction is huge. Readers simply cannot get enough of the closed-circle murder mystery and the locked-room puzzle – archetypes handed down from Agatha Christie and John Dixon Carr through generations of writers to the new kids…

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More than Murder by Jayne Chard

By Erin Britton

1 May, 2025

Julia Fortnam has been retired for 92 days, two hours and 35 minutes, and boredom has started to set in. In fact, it’s getting so bad that she might have to actually start writing the book she has been talking about for so long. That’s…

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Death on Ice by RO Thorp

By Erin Britton

4 March, 2025

It’s all aboard for murder and mayhem as the Dauphin, an unusually luxurious marine research vessel, sets sail from Northern England and makes for the frigid waters of the Arctic. Among the passengers, an eclectic mix of wealthy tourists and single-minded researchers, are Rose and…

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The Bells of Westminster by Leonora Nattrass

By Paul Burke

13 November, 2024

Leonora Nattrass quickly became a favourite in historical crime fiction with her Laurence Jago series which began with Black Drop and involves the espionage, politics and criminality of 1790s England and its empire. Literary tales with a light touch, her books have similar appeal to…

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The Labyrinth House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

By Vicki Weisfeld

17 October, 2024

Translated by Ho-Ling Wong — The winner of three national awards for mystery writing in Japan, Yukito Ayatsuji is one of the country’s most famous authors who favours the traditional Honkaku mystery format. His Bizarre House Mysteries began in 1987 with The Decagon House Murders…

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Writing the Murder edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V Hirst

By Paul Burke

24 September, 2024

Ever wanted to write crime fiction or at least to understand how good crime fiction works? Perhaps explore the reasons why we love it so much? Writing the Murder: Essays in Crafting Crime Fiction aims to provide insight into the art of the murder mystery…

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Murder at Mistletoe Manor by FL Everett

Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife by Martin Edwards

The House at Devil’s Neck by Tom Mead

More than Murder by Jayne Chard

Death on Ice by RO Thorp

The Bells of Westminster by Leonora Nattrass

The Labyrinth House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

Writing the Murder edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V Hirst

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