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Danger on the Island, by Stewart Giles

A woman dies while tombstoning on the southern point of the island. Her broken body is found beside a woman impaled on some rocks with a single bullet hole in her forehead. Danger on the Island is the 11th book to feature DI Liam O’Reilly on Guernsey. There are no spoilers about the crimes in […]

Murder in a French Village, by Merryn Allingham

Flora and Jack head to France in response to family matters. She believes she might have finally identified the location of her parents’ graves and he is summoned by his mother who thinks her friend was murdered in her stead. Murder in a French Village is the 7th book in the Flora Steele cosy murder […]

The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton

Evelyn Hardcastle’s parents are hosting a party to celebrate her engagement but she will be dead before midnight if Aiden Bishop cannot work out how to save her… The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle is a complex novel about a man inhabiting different bodies in order to solve a murder before it happens. The book […]

The 12 Days of Murder, by Andreina Cordani

A murder mystery society at university resulted in one student disappearing. Now twelve years on, the remaining members are invited to return for one last murder mystery over the Christmas holidays. Can they find out what happened to Karl and can they survive when a real killer attacks…? The 12 Days of Murder is a […]

Nine Perfect Strangers, by Liane Moriarty (audiobook read by Caroline Lee)

TRIGGER WARNING: drug use, addiction, suicide A retreat to reset your life. What makes a person attend one? Lots of different reasons! Frances is a formerly succesful writer but her latest book has been rejected. Napoleon, Heather and Zoe are mourning the loss of their son and brother. Carmel feels drab after her husband leaves […]