Category: Crime
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Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor is set in India about people in the criminal underworld, and their servants.
I found it to be a fast paced story. It has different points of view which are explored as the story continues. I found this enhanced the story, and the tension.
I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Little, Brown Book Group.
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Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare is a cosy crime set in 1936 with characters going from London to New York on a ship!
It was a good story, and made the time come alive!
I enjoyed the storyline, the murder mystery, and I was kept guessing the whole way, which is always a good sign to me!
I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to HQ.
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Confidence by Denise Mina is the second book in the series with Anna and Fin. I could tell there was some information I was missing, but I didn’t find it made a huge difference, and didn’t lessen my enjoyment of the book.
You know true crime podcasting has become very popular when it starts appearing in other media. We’ve had Only Murders in the building, and now we have lead characters in this book having a podcast of their own.
There was hints of Dan Brown in this book, both for the travel and the secrets in the book.
I found this to be an enjoyable adventure story.
I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Random House UK.
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The Accidental Medium by Tracy Whitwell is a murder mystery with a supernatural twist as Tanz realises that she really can hear voices of the dead.
I enjoyed this take on a supernatural mystery. It has a touch of horror in places, and some danger.
It’s a good start to what can be a series of cosy supernatural mysteries, and I’m looking forward to reading more!
The Accidental Medium was published on 21st July 2022, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.
You can follow Tracy Whitwell on Twitter.
I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Pan Macmillan.
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Marple: Twelve New Stories by Agatha Christie; Naomi Alderman; Leigh Bardugo; Alyssa Cole; Lucy Foley; Elly Griffiths; Natalie Haynes; Jean Kwok; Val McDermid; Karen M. McManus; Dreda Say Mitchell; Kate Mosse; Ruth Ware, so 12 short stories, 1 by each author, all with Miss Marple solving crimes in her quiet, overlooked way.
I really enjoyed the different interpretations, and takes on Miss Marple. There are stories set in lots of different places, and with an amazing range of crime and thriller writers!
If you enjoy cosy crime, then I recommend this! And if you haven’t tried any Agatha Christie yet and aren’t sure if you want to, then try this, and go from there!
Marple: Twelve New Stories was published on 15th September 2022, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.
I was given access to this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to HarperCollins UK.
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The Manor House Murder by Faith Martin is book three in the series centring around Monica Noble, wife of a village vicar, and solver of mysteries.
A church conference is being held in the local manor house hotel in Monica and Graham’s village. When an ambitious female cleric dies from her peanut allergy, Graham is a prime suspect and so Monica starts to investigate.
This is cosy mystery, which I hadn’t read any of the previous books for, but didn’t feel like I was missing anything in the story. It’s a light, entertaining story, with the politics you’d expect from a large organisation.
The Manor House Murder was published on 8th November 2019, and is available from Amazon.
You can follow Faith Martin on Twitter and her website.
I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Joffe Books.
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In Give Up the Ghost, a time capsule is dug up, and in it is a blackmailer’s book of secrets, and her daughter claims it. And you know that means it’s the beginning of problems!
Verity and Frankie have their work cut out for them investigating a murder, a blackmailer and a member of Verity’s boyfriend’s family being implicated in the murder!
This is a cosy mystery fantasy series which I’ve been enjoying for a while. It’s an entertaining and light read series, with some of the books being scarier than others!
Give Up the Ghost was published on 31st May 2022 and is available from Amazon and Waterstones.
Angie Fox has a Facebook page and a reader group.
I’ve previously read and reviewed the below books in the series:
Southern Spirits, A Ghostly Gift and The Skeleton in the Closet – book 1, 1.5 and 2
Pecan Pies and Dead Guys – book 7
The Mint Julep Murders – book 8
The Ghost of Christmas Past – book 8.5
Southern Bred and Dead – book 9
The Haunted Homecoming – book 10
I was given this book in return for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Moose Island Books and Author Collective 20 (the publishers) for this book.
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The Murder List by Jackie Kabler is a rollercoaster of a read! Mary is sent a blank diary as a gift. She doesn’t think anything of it until she opens it and finds:
1st January MURDER LISA, OXFORD
1st February MURDER JANE, BIRMINGHAM
1st March MURDER DAVID, CARDIFF
1st April MURDER MARY, CHELTENHAM
It could all just be someone’s idea of a joke, except someone called Lisa was killed in Oxford on 1st January! And Mary thinks she is the Mary on the list for 1st April!
This kept me guessing! I kept thinking I knew who was doing it, and every time I was wrong! There are different threads weaving through this book, and I enjoyed the ramping up of the tension!
The Murder List was published on 31st May 2022 and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.
You can follow Jackie Kabler on Twitter, Instagram and her website.
I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to One More Chapter.
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Daniel is still suspended, waiting on his trial and so has time to kill. Daniel and Molly go out to skate in Central Park, and they find a body of a woman in the snow, and then they realise the woman is actually alive.
Molly hires Daniel to work for her, as she has a lot of cases at once, and so whilst Daniel looks into the case of a man who has vanished, accused of robbery, Molly is hired by an actress who claims a theatre is haunted!
It’s great to see so much going on for Molly, but also highlights some issues between her and Daniel. I’m looking forward to the next book, and hope that Daniel’s case is over soon!
Tell Me, Pretty Maiden was published on 4th March 2008 and is available from Amazon and Waterstones.
You can follow Rhys Bowen on Twitter, Facebook and her website.
You can read my review of books in this series:
Death of Riley (book 2)
For The Love Of Mike (book 3)
In Like Flynn (book 4)
Oh Danny Boy (book 5)
In Dublin’s Fair City (book 6)
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22 Seconds has the ladies back again! Cindy is writing a book about a serial killer from the 21st book. Suki is prosecuting someone, Claire is looking into the death of a girl, and Lindsay and Joe are mixed up in a second amendment issue (the right to bear arms).
There is a lot going on, as ever, and these feel like quite hot topics at the moment, so this adds to the book.
22 Seconds was published on 28th April 2022, and is available from Amazon, Waterstones and Bookshop.org.
You can follow James Patterson on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and his website.
I’m afraid I couldn’t find any links for Maxine Paetro for you to follow.
I was given this book in exchange for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Random House.
Women’s Murder Club books:
1st to Die – book 1
2nd Chance – book 2
3rd Degree – book 3
4th of July – book 4
The 5th Horseman – book 5
The 6th Target – book 6
7th Heaven – book 7
The 8th Confession – book 8;
The 9th Judgement – book 9
10th Anniversary – book 10
11th Hour – book 11
12th of Never – book 12
Unlucky 13 – book 13
14th Deadly Sin – book 14
15th Affair – book 15
16th Seduction – book 16
17th Suspect – book 17
18th Abduction – book 18
19th Christmas – book 19
20th Victim – book 20