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Murder Under the Midnight Sun by Stella Blómkvist

By Paul Burke

7 May, 2024

Translated by Quentin Bates — Last year, Stella Blómkvist made their debut in English with Murder at the Residence and we discovered that the author’s identity is a mystery, even among the Icelandic writing community, which seems quite amazing. Now as second novel from this…

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A classic revisited: Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker

By Vicki Weisfeld

30 April, 2024

Millions of UK and US readers have basked in the sunny French countryside via the books by the late Peter Mayle, author of 1989’s A Year in Provence. If you’re one of them, then the more recently written Bruno, Chief of Police series by Martin…

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The Case of the Bereaved Butler by Cathy Ace

By Erin Britton

22 April, 2024

The women of the WISE Enquiries Agency, Wales’s premier private detectives, face a busy summer of sleuthing in The Case of the Bereaved Butler. It marks the ninth outing for Cathy Ace’s intrepid female investigators, who are once again faced with a plethora of complex…

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The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

4 April, 2024

A new Stuart Turton novel is always met with great anticipation and high expectations. The author, who frequently draws inspiration from Golden Age crime fiction, is undoubtedly skilled at crafting original mysteries. In his latest high-concept thriller he creates an entirely fictitious and post-apocalyptic setting…

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The Innocents by Bridget Walsh

By Vicki Weisfeld

28 March, 2024

This is the second novel in the entertaining historical mystery series Bridget Walsh launched last year with The Tumbling Girl. The stories are set in Victorian London, in a particular world we less often read about – a music hall called the Variety Palace. The…

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The Other Murder by Kevin G Chapman

By DeathBecomesHer

25 March, 2024

We’ve reviewed several of his New York-based police procedurals featuring NYPD Detective Mike Stoneman on this site, and Kevin G Chapman sticks with the Big Apple for his latest work, The Other Murder. The action begins inside one of the city’s landmark green spaces, Washington…

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Bird Spotting in a Small Town by Sophie Morton-Thomas

By crimefictionlover

21 March, 2024

The Norfolk coast, where marsh meets sea, is the perfect habitat for a whole range of bird species. And for people who want to get away from the hustle and bustle of bigger towns, it’s the perfect place to escape to… or to hide. However,…

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Savage Ridge by Morgan Greene

By Vicki Weisfeld

20 March, 2024

Savage Ridge is a thriller named for the tiny town in the Northwest United States where the action takes place. Ten years before the now of the story, three teenage best friends – Nicholas Pips, Emmy Nailer, and Peter Sachs – committed murder. This isn’t…

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Murder Under the Midnight Sun by Stella Blómkvist

A classic revisited: Bruno, Chief of Police by Martin Walker

The Case of the Bereaved Butler by Cathy Ace

The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

The Innocents by Bridget Walsh

The Other Murder by Kevin G Chapman

Bird Spotting in a Small Town by Sophie Morton-Thomas

Savage Ridge by Morgan Greene

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