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The After Party by Ruth Kelly

28 November, 2025

Amsterdam. The city of red lights, weed, canals and stroopwafels. The perfect setting for Ruth Kelly’s latest destination thriller and the new home of her main character, Becca. Becca and Nathan recently relocated from Devon to the Netherlands for Nathan to fulfill his dream of…

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Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests by KJ Whittle

By Erin Britton

23 October, 2025

KJ Whittle’s debut novel, Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests, is a psychological mystery that balances the intrigue of a traditional whodunnit with the moral uncertainty of a contemporary character study. The puzzle begins when seven strangers are invited to a dinner party at…

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Perfect Happiness by You-jeong Jeong

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

14 October, 2025

Translated by Sean Lin Halbert — Introducing Yuna Shin: a mother, wife, narcissist, perfectionist and murderer in this newly translated novel from Korean author You-jeong Jeong. As the title suggests, main character Yuna believes that happiness is perfection, and she will eliminate all imperfections to…

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The Vanishing Act by Jo Jakeman

By Erin Britton

11 September, 2025

Human remains are discovered in an abandoned engine house outside a small Cornish town, sending locals and internet sleuths aflutter. When rumours as to the identity of the deceased begin to spread, there’s shock, disbelief and an overwhelming desire to crack the case before the…

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The Meaning of the Murder by Walter B Levis

By Vicki Weisfeld

2 September, 2025

Billed as a literary approach to the topic of murder, Walter B Levis’s The Meaning of the Murder has a lot of plusses and, for me, a few minuses. He avoids all the cheap-shot cop story tropes, the too-easy slotting of characters into good cop/bad…

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A Twist of Fate by Se-Ah Jang

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

20 August, 2025

Translated by SL Park –– South Korean author Se-Ah Jang’s crime debut, A Twist of Fate, draws inspiration from classic gothic fiction. While utilising many of the genre’s tropes – family secrets, unexplained deaths, and a sinister mansion – the novel also has some unique…

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The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware

By DeathBecomesHer

1 August, 2025

It is nine long years since Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Cabin 10 made its considerable mark on the publishing world. Ware is an author known for her standalones, but with the Woman in Suite 11 she has broken that mould to create a sequel….

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The Stranger in Room Six by Jane Corry

By DeathBecomesHer

24 June, 2025

Crime fiction is full of well-used tropes, from alcoholic detectives to silver sleuths. Even the titles can get into a rut – remember all the ‘The Girl…’ books? On the face of it, Jane Corry‘s The Stranger in Room Six ticks many of the boxes…

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The After Party by Ruth Kelly

Seven Reasons to Murder Your Dinner Guests by KJ Whittle

Perfect Happiness by You-jeong Jeong

The Vanishing Act by Jo Jakeman

The Meaning of the Murder by Walter B Levis

A Twist of Fate by Se-Ah Jang

The Woman in Suite 11 by Ruth Ware

The Stranger in Room Six by Jane Corry

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