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Death in the Sunshine by Steph Broadribb

By DeathBecomesHer

26 February, 2022

Silver sleuths are staking their claim in the world of crime fiction these days. We’ve had Elly Griffiths’ take in The Postscript Murders, then Richard Osman came out with all guns blazing to introduce The Thursday Murder Club. Now Steph Broadribb, best known for her…

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A Three Dog Problem by SJ Bennett

By Erin Britton

21 December, 2021

Miss Marple, Jessica Fletcher, Mrs Bradley, Nancy Drew and Queen Elizabeth II. While this formidable bunch of women might not commonly be grouped together, they are all united by one particular attribute: they’re all exceptionally talented and prolific amateur sleuths. Yet, although the myriad cases…

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The Corpse with the Granite Heart by Cathy Ace

By Erin Britton

1 December, 2021

Cathy Ace’s The Corpse with the Granite Heart is the 11th mystery novel to feature globetrotting investigative duo Cait Morgan and Bud Anderson. Cait is a famed criminal psychologist, while Bud, her husband, is a well-respected now-retired detective. Their combined skills have allowed them to…

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The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

By DeathBecomesHer

30 September, 2021

The man is a TV gameshow phenomenon in the UK, but questions were raised when Richard Osman announced he was writing a crime novel. Could this incomer cut the mustard? Book sales of more than a million copies since The Thursday Murder Club was published in…

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Midnight, Water City by Chris McKinney

By Rafe McGregor

12 July, 2021

Chris McKinney’s career as an author began with The Tattoo in 2000, and Midnight, Water City is his seventh novel. The science fiction mystery is his first work of genre fiction, the first not set in his home state of Hawaii, and the first instalment…

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The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

13 March, 2021

High up in the Swiss Alps perches Le Sommet, a luxury hotel which used to be a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients. In the late-19th and early-20th centuries Switzerland had numerous sanatoria where people with long-term illnesses were sent to recover in the clean, crisp mountain…

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Lethal Voyage by Kevin G Chapman

By DeathBecomesHer

24 November, 2020

Let’s put my cards on the table from the off – I’ve never really fancied a cruise, though lots of my friends swear by this form of vacation. I don’t like the idea of being stuck in the middle of the ocean with a bunch…

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One by One by Ruth Ware

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

23 November, 2020

Ruth Ware has written mysteries and thrillers involving dysfunctional families, toxic friendships and twisted romance. With One by One she wanted to explore a different sort of relationship – that between work colleagues – and how this type of relationship might come under strain when…

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Death in the Sunshine by Steph Broadribb

A Three Dog Problem by SJ Bennett

The Corpse with the Granite Heart by Cathy Ace

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

Midnight, Water City by Chris McKinney

The Sanatorium by Sarah Pearse

Lethal Voyage by Kevin G Chapman

One by One by Ruth Ware

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