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Death Comes To St Ives (2024) by Jo SilvaDonna Nightingale is at something of a crossroads in her career as a detective/perennial murder suspect, in part due to DS Joe Enys...
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Close To Death (2024) by Anthony HorowitzAnthony Horowitz has a problem – he has a deadline to meet for his new book featuring his investigations with ex-police detective...
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The Man Who Could Not Shudder (1941) by John Dickson Carr – a re-readMartin Clarke has decided to buy a haunted house – it has a history of strange happenings, not least the evening when the octogenarian...
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The Skeleton Army (2024) by Alis Hawkins1882, Oxford, and the Salvation Army has come to town. Its message of temperance is popular amongst some quarters, but certain portions...
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Hammer Island (1947) by Showell Styles aka Glyn CarrJust for once, I’m not going to write a blurb, as the one of the back of the book speaks for itself… “The duel a l’outrance...
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The Noh Mask Murder (1949/2024) by Akimitsu Takagi tr. Jesse KirkwoodThe Hannya mask – from the Japanese tradition of Noh theatre – always foretold tragedy at the Chizui mansion. When Koichi Yanagi and...
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Geek Tragedy (2010) by Nev Fountain – a re-readGreat TV shows never really die – and neither do some fairly terrible ones, if they have enough fans. Since being cancelled in the...
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The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book Of The Month – March 2024Greetings from sunny/rainy Wales! Not actually sure about the weather, but me and Mrs Puzzle Doctor (in reality Puzzle Professor) are heading off...
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Sun, Sea and Murder (2024) by J S Savage“ In the books, they call it a locked-room mystery .” The guests are arriving at the Orange Tree Hotel in sunny Spain. Marley, on...
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Doc On The Box – Death In Paradise Series 13So the sun has set on the island of Saint-Marie once again, meaning that it must be time for my annual review of the latest series of Death In...
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Landscape Of Murder (2024) by Michael JecksNick Morris, a man struggling to make ends meets as a painter who doesn’t have to resort to cat portraits, has recovered from the...
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Murder On A Cornish Isle (2023) by Jo SilvaSt Michael’s Mount stands on an island, connected to the Cornish mainland by a slim causeway, a causeway that at high tide and/or bad...
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Still See You Everywhere (2024) by Lisa GardnerAn isolated private island in Hawaii might be the perfect place for a vacation – sun, sea, sand, no distractions from the pesky...
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Doc On The Box – The Marlow Murders ClubThe not-as-old-as-she-is-in-the-book Judith Potts has a settled life, a mostly solitary routine of crossword setting (albeit with too...
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The Rule Of Threes (2024) by Jeffery DeaverBRK is the name given by the press to a killer in the small town of Clark Valley in the Midwest – it stands for bludgeon, rape, kill....
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Impact Of Evidence (1954) by Carol CarnacSt Brynney’s, near the Welsh border, and a combination of heavy snow and flood-water has isolated the farms in the area. So it is the...
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The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book Of The Month – February 2024Happy Leap Day! It’s the end of the month, so apart from looking out for Leap Day William, it must be time for my round up of my month’s reading,...
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Banner Deadlines (2004) by Joseph CommingsIntroducing Senator Brooks Urban Banner, a gargantuan 270 lb individual wrapped up in various varieties of garish clothing, a patron of...
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The Killer Everyone Knew And Other Captain Leopold Stories (2024) by Edward D HochFour years previously, almost everyone in the Harborview café saw Ralph Simmons take Laurie May Nelson out to the parking lot before...
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Bloodstone (2011) by Paul Doherty – a re-read“God demands justice. I pray he gives it a helping hand.” The Passio Christi, the sacred Bloodstone, formed apparently from the...
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No Mercy For Margaret (1952) by Belton Cobb“ Women were adorable creatures half the time, but the very devil when they thought themselves wronged, even about little things. And...
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They Watched By Night (1941) by John Rhode1940ish, and Britain is under constant threat from the sky, as the Luftwaffe bombers repeatedly threaten death from on high. In the...
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Too Many Cooks (2024) by Rosemary ShragerPrudence Bulstrode, a celebrity chef famed for her traditional-style cooking, has been invited back to St Marianne’s School For Girls...
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Now You See Them (2019) by Elly GriffithsBrighton, 1964. Rhonda Miles has disappeared from her boarding school. It is presumed that she has run away to London to meet Bobby...
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A Grave For A Thief (2024) by Douglas SkeltonEngland 1716, and Jonas Flynt, freshly recovered from his encounter at the end of A Thief’s Justice , has been recruited by Colonel...
