Tag: dark humour
+ cosy mystery, crime fiction, dark humour, female friendship, fiction, gothic, murder, murder mystery, retreat, review, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, secrets, writers
The Author’s Guide To Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White
Three beloved New York Times bestselling novelists, one marvelously entertaining locked-room whodunit! When a famous writer is found dead in the book-lined study of a remote Scottish castle, three very different American novelists become prime suspects! Agatha Christie meets Murder, She Wrote in this witty locked room mystery and literary satire by New York Times bestselling team of novelists: Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and … Read More The Author’s Guide To Murder by Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig and Karen White
The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen
Helsinki, 1982. Recently divorced postal worker Ilmari Nieminen has promised his daughter a piano for Christmas, but with six days to go – and no money – he’s desperate. A last-minute job offers a solution: transport a valuable antique sofa to Kilpisjärvi, the northernmost town in Finland. #TheWinterJob X/Twitter @antti_tuomainen @OrendaBooks @RandomTTours #bookX #booktwitter Instagram @anttituomainen @orendabooks @randomthingstours #bookstagram #blogtour With the sofa secured in the back of his van, Ilmari stops at a gas station, … Read More The Winter Job by Antti Tuomainen
+ crime fiction, dark humour, gothic, gothic horror, Gothic mystery, Historical fiction, List, murder mystery, mystery, supernatural, superstition, thriller, Victorian Britain
My Top 10 Books of 2025 – Part Three
Here are my favourite ten books of 2025 Part Three, including audiobooks, as I haven’t listened to enough to have their own post this quarter. As usual quite a disparate selection. The Empty Cradle by Lisa Rookes This was so good. I’m not sure how a story could be scary, creepy, and really funny at the same time. I think that’s because it’s so well … Read More My Top 10 Books of 2025 – Part Three
The Burning Stones by Antti Tuomainen translated by David Hackston Paperback Tour
Saunas, love and a ladleful of murder… A cold-blooded killer strikes at the hottest moment: the new head of a sauna-stove company is murdered … in the sauna. Who has turned up the temperature and burned him to death? The evidence points in the direction of Anni Korpinen – top salesperson and the victim’s successor at Steam Devil. #TheBurningStones X/Twitter @antti_tuomainen @OrendaBooks #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #bookX #booktwitterInstagram @anttituomainen @orendabooks @randomthingstours #blogtour #bookstagram … Read More The Burning Stones by Antti Tuomainen translated by David Hackston Paperback Tour
Bad Girl Pie by Marilyn Horowitz
Bad Girl Pie is a dark comedy set in New York City. Dorothy Sherlock, a prolific ghostwriter, shares her running commentary on the absurdity of the human condition as she navigates her future. Until now, she’s spent her life crafting other people’s success stories and mourning a failed romance. After a near-fatal encounter with her abusive father and his sudden death, Dorothy resolves to write … Read More Bad Girl Pie by Marilyn Horowitz
+ crime fiction, dark humour, feel-good, gothic, gothic horror, Gothic mystery, Historical fiction, humour fiction, List, Magical realism, murder mystery, mystery, supernatural, superstition, thriller, Victorian Britain
My Top 10 Books of 2025 – Part Two
Here are my favourite ten books of 2025 Part Two, including audiobooks, as I haven’t listened to enough to have their own post this quarter. Again quite a disparate selection. The Cure by Eve Smith I’m so out of my comfort zone here. Firstly, I don’t usually read speculative fiction, sci-fi or dystopian future novels. And secondly, I don’t think this is entirely fiction, … Read More My Top 10 Books of 2025 – Part Two
Kill Them With Kindness by Will Carver
The threat of nuclear war is no longer scary. This is much worse. It’s invisible. It works quickly. And it’s coming… The scourge has already infected and killed half the population in China and it is heading towards the UK. There is no time to escape. The British government sees no way out other than to distribute ‘Dignity Pills’ to its citizens: One last … Read More Kill Them With Kindness by Will Carver
Sixty Is The New Assassin by Shesh
WAS AN ASSASSIN’S ROLE AKIN TO A CEO’S ROLE? BOTH NEEDED SOME SUSPENSION OF MORALITY, A WILLINGNESS TO DO THINGS THAT MOST WOULD NOT, OR COULD NOT. After retiring from active corporate life, sixty-year-old Ishmael Dollah keeps himself busy with regular runs around the city, tennis at the club and his book club meets. Life is good—a bit staid maybe, but good. That is … Read More Sixty Is The New Assassin by Shesh
+ audio book, childhood, dark humour, family, fiction, ghosts, grief, Ireland, loss, Magical realism, mystery, psychic, review, supernatural, superstition
Himself by Jess Kidd
Blending strange kindnesses, casual violence and buried secrets: an unforgettable debut from a dark new voice in Irish fiction. When Mahony returns to Mulderrig, a speck of a place on Ireland’s west coast, he brings only a photograph of his long-lost mother and a determination to do battle with the village’s lies. His arrival causes cheeks to flush and arms to fold in disapproval. … Read More Himself by Jess Kidd
+ audio book, childhood, dark humour, family, fiction, grief, Ireland, loss, Magical realism, mystery, psychic, review, supernatural
The Hoarder by Jess Kidd
Maud Drennan – underpaid carer and unintentional psychic – is the latest in a long line of dogsbodies for the ancient, belligerent Cathal Flood. Yet despite her best efforts, Maud is drawn into the mysteries concealed in his filthy, once-grand home. She realises that something is changing: Cathal, and the junk-filled rooms, are opening up to her. With only her agoraphobic landlady and a … Read More The Hoarder by Jess Kidd
In Judgement of Others by Eleanor Anstruther
A satirical novel which makes a serious point about mental illness and the way we treat it. Set in the polite society of a market town in the south of England which, below the surface, is rife with prejudice and hypocrisy. A story which examines the traits, addictions and failings of the English middle classes. #InJudgementOfOthers X/Twitter @ellieanstruther #RandomThingsTours @annecater @RandomTTours #booktwitter #bookX Instagram @eleanoranstruther @randomthingstours #blogtour #bookstagram The Midhurst Amateur Dramatic Society … Read More In Judgement of Others by Eleanor Anstruther
An Ethical Guide To Murder by Jenny Morris
THE DARKLY TWISTED DEBUT THRILLER OF THE YEAR How to Kill Your Family meets The Power in this entertaining and thought-provoking read, that asks: If you had the power between life and death, what would you do? Thea has a secret. She can tell how long someone has left to live just by touching them. Not only that, but she can transfer life from … Read More An Ethical Guide To Murder by Jenny Morris
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