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The Pledge by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

By DeathBecomesHer

31 March, 2026

The good ol’ closed circle murder mystery is brought bang up to date in Sarah Yarwood-Lovett’s The Pledge – I mean, how much more of-the-moment can there be than a book that features greenwashing, tech bros, billionaires and even a seedy member of the Royal…

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The Primrose Murder Society by Stacy Hackney

By Vicki Weisfeld

26 March, 2026

The Primrose in Stacy Hackney’s new cosy mystery is a residential hotel in Richmond, Virginia for people 55 and over. Whatever you might expect, these folks are not ready for a retiring lifestyle. For them, the best time of the day is the cocktail hour,…

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Your complete guide to Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club

By Erin Britton

20 March, 2026

In the retirement community of Coopers Chase, nestled in the quiet Kent countryside, four unlikely detectives gather once a week to discuss cold cases. But what begins as a hobby soon turns into something far more exciting when real murders start happening on their doorstep….

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Sphinx: the new crime show from the Netherlands

By crimefictionlover

13 March, 2026

Following closely on the heels of the French crime show The Eclipse, Channel 4 and Walter Presents have announced that the dark Dutch production Sphinx is coming with English subtitles. It too centres on the disappearance of a teenage girl but has a much creepier…

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Greedy by Callie Kazumi

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

12 March, 2026

Ed Cook is a British immigrant living in Tokyo with his Japanese wife, Sayuri, and their toddler daughter, Kaori. Having been unemployed for six months, Ed spends his days in illegal pachinko parlours or betting on horses. He has squandered their savings and his daughter’s…

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Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward

By Vicki Weisfeld

11 March, 2026

Catriona Ward’s new thriller, Nowhere Burning, might be hard to classify but will appeal to crime fiction lovers who like the dark side – a little gothic horror mixed with suspense. The story involves three main sets of characters in three time periods who for…

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Five of the best cosy Mother's Day crime novels

By Erin Britton

10 March, 2026

What’s the perfect Mother’s Day gift? Well, you know what we’re going to say, don’t you? It’s got to be a cosy crime novel. And, when we looked into it, we discovered there are actually several such books that focus on Mother’s Day itself… While…

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The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood

By Erin Britton

4 March, 2026

Wife of Esau successfully queues, one might say (6,5). As every cruciverbalist worth their salt knows, the answer to this and several other puzzles is ‘Judith Potts’, although extrapolating the how and why from the who is generally more complex than even the most cryptic…

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The Pledge by Sarah Yarwood-Lovett

The Primrose Murder Society by Stacy Hackney

Your complete guide to Richard Osman’s Thursday Murder Club

Sphinx: the new crime show from the Netherlands

Greedy by Callie Kazumi

Nowhere Burning by Catriona Ward

Five of the best cosy Mother's Day crime novels

The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts by Robert Thorogood

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