Tag: murder
Dead Festive by Peter Buckman
Murder, mince pies, and mayhem—a family Christmas takes a deadly turn. For veteran lawyer Leo, Christmas Day is going according to plan. His vegetarian Wellington has been well received; his beloved partner Marion has finally introduced him to her dress-wearing brother Harold, who seems very happy with his partner Julian; Leo’s granddaughter Jazz is behaving impeccably; and his oldest friend Dennis, the doyen of … Read More Dead Festive by Peter Buckman
+ 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
Scars of Silence by Johana Gustawsson translated by David Warriner
When two teenagers are found brutally murdered on the island of Lidingö, dressed in white tunics and wearing crowns of candles, former French police officer Maïa Rehn joins local Commissioner Aleksander Storm to unravel a mystery with a shockingly dark heart. The highly anticipated sequel to the international bestselling gothic mystery, Yule Island. As Autumn deepens into darkness in Lidingö, on the Stockholm archipelago, the … Read More Scars of Silence by Johana Gustawsson translated by David Warriner
Behind A Locked Door by Sarah A Denzil
She opened the wrong door. Now her life will never be the same. When Lucy Foster visits her old friend, she doesn’t expect to hear a baby crying behind a locked cellar door. But what she finds shatters everything she thought she a terrified teenage girl and a newborn, hidden away like a secret shame. As Lucy’s quiet life spirals into a media frenzy, … Read More Behind A Locked Door by Sarah A Denzil
+ abuse, crime fiction, fiction, Iceland, Iceland noir, murder, murder mystery, review, Scandi noir, secrets, sisters
Black As Death (An Áróra Investigation Book #5) by Lilja Sigurðardóttir translated by Lorenza Garcia
The haunting final chapter to an award-winning series… And a final reckoning… With the fate of her missing sister, Ísafold, finally uncovered, Áróra feels a fragile relief as the search that consumed her life draws to a close. But when Ísafold’s boyfriend – the prime suspect in her disappearance – is found dead at the same site where Ísafold’s body was discovered, Áróra’s grip … Read More Black As Death (An Áróra Investigation Book #5) by Lilja Sigurðardóttir translated by Lorenza Garcia
A Body in the Forest by PF Ford
MEET YOUR NEW FAVOURITE DETECTIVE. Detective Norman is out of retirement and back on the beat in a rainy Welsh seaside town. Llangwelli might be short on sunshine, but it’s certainly not short on murders . . . Norman may seem a bit old-fashioned, but he’s always willing to learn from his band of misfit recruits. A body in the forest. An ancient pagan … Read More A Body in the Forest by PF Ford
Snowblind/Fadeout by Ragnar Jónasson Translated by Quentin Bates and Larissa Kyzer
Ragnar Jónasson’s iconic, multi-million-copy bestseller, Snowblind, celebrates its 10th anniversary with a glittering new edition, including a never-before published prequel, Fadeout… Siglufjörður: an idyllically quiet fishing village in Northern Iceland, where no one locks their doors – accessible only via a small mountain tunnel. Ari Thór Arason: a rookie policeman on his first posting, far from his girlfriend in Reykjavik – with a past … Read More Snowblind/Fadeout by Ragnar Jónasson Translated by Quentin Bates and Larissa Kyzer
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, Detective novel, fiction, murder, narcissist, police procedural, revenge, review, thriller
The Surgeon by John Nicholl
Your life is in his hands… Exactly where he wants it. When an eminent surgeon is arrested for murder, he knows he didn’t do it. He knows what it’s like to feel a person die on his operating table, but he didn’t inflict the wounds that ended the life of the girl they say he killed. So, when the real perpetrator comes forward, and … Read More The Surgeon by John Nicholl
A Bloody Banquet by Gail Meath Stone & Steele Mysteries #2
Now you see a murder, now you don’t… The Golden Age of Hollywood, 1938. It’s the annual Awards Banquet at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub, and Vivian Steele can’t wait for the star-studded event. She’s attending with her best friend, Carole Lombard, and several acclaimed actresses will be wearing her fashion designs. What she doesn’t expect is for the night to turn deadly. During the awards … Read More A Bloody Banquet by Gail Meath Stone & Steele Mysteries #2
One Tiny Cry by Christina Delay
The night they told me my baby didn’t survive, I heard it. One tiny cry. I ran and never came back. Not for sixteen years. Not until a stranger found me and handed me a note that chilled me to my core: It’s happening again. Come home before she dies too. Now I’m back in the hometown I swore I’d escape forever. #OneTinyCry X(Twitter) @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #booktwitterInstagram @zooloosbooktours #bookstagram #blogtour … Read More One Tiny Cry by Christina Delay
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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
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