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The Corpse with the Pearly Smile by Cathy Ace

15 October, 2024

The Corpse with the Pearly Smile is the 14th book in the globetrotting Cait Morgan series by Cathy Ace. Cait Morgan is a Welsh-Canadian professor of criminal psychology. Her husband Bud Anderson is a retired cop. Their combined skill set and experience make them a…

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Five criminally spooky reads for a cosy Halloween

By Erin Britton

1 October, 2024

As the nights grow longer and the air turns crisp, there’s no better time to pick up a good mystery, especially one with a spooky twist. For those who prefer their chills on the cosier side, these Halloween-themed crime stories deliver the perfect mix of…

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We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

By Erin Britton

23 September, 2024

While the intrepid members of the Thursday Murder Club are presumably busy with their investigations (and forthcoming Netflix film), Richard Osman introduces an eclectic new team of sleuths in the aptly named We Solve Murders. The spread of ages might be quite different this time…

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The Examiner by Janice Hallett

By Erin Britton

28 August, 2024

If competition in academia is typically so fierce because the stakes are so low, what will happen when the stakes are raised to murder? It’s a question every bit as thorny as the conundrums facing the venerable British institutions – amateur dramatics, children’s literature, niche…

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The Dead Friend Project by Joanna Wallace

By Erin Britton

15 July, 2024

Standards are surely slipping in suburbia when murder is allowed to interrupt wine o’clock. It’s a particularly thorny issue for the now terminally misanthropic Beth, who has been relying on the support of her old friend vino since the death of her actual friend, Charlotte,…

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Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett

By DeathBecomesHer

20 May, 2024

Some book titles are enigmatic, leaving you puzzling until a clue as to their meaning perhaps appears at an unexpected moment; others make no sense at all, even after you’ve turned the final page. Then there are those that lay it out, pure and simple…

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Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

By crimefictionlover

19 May, 2024

Giles Kenworthy is: A) a hedge fund manager, B) belittling to everyone with whom he speaks, C) a supporter of a far right political party, D) rude and antagonistic to all the neighbours on Riverview Close in Richmond on Thames. Oh, and, E) he’s dead….

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First look: Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

By crimefictionlover

26 March, 2024

Take a look at this! Close to Death, the fifth novel in Anthony Horowitz’s wonderful Hawthorne series, is due to go on sale on 16 April, and our friends at Harper Collins in the United States have sent us this beautiful hardback copy. We love…

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The Corpse with the Pearly Smile by Cathy Ace

Five criminally spooky reads for a cosy Halloween

We Solve Murders by Richard Osman

The Examiner by Janice Hallett

The Dead Friend Project by Joanna Wallace

Missing White Woman by Kellye Garrett

Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

First look: Close to Death by Anthony Horowitz

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