The Twelve Days of Murder & Murder at the Christmas Emporium

Book Review | Detective & Mystery – Christmas Andreina Cordani is decking the halls with holly, lies, secrets, manipulation and murder! If, like us, you love a good Christmas mystery with deviously dark twists, look no further. Andreina Cordani has you on the edge of your seat figuring out the killer among many suspects! In The Twelve Days of Murder, eight friends form the Murder Masquerade Society, complete with playbooks and role playing. But then, one of…

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The Christmas Jigsaw Murders & The Christmas Cracker Killer

Book Review | Detective & Mystery – Christmas Alexandra Benedict’s Festive Mysteries of Murder and Mind Games Do you enjoy deciphering clues? You’ll love Alexandra Benedict’s Christmas mysteries, in which she cunningly hides puzzles and games! From book and film titles to anagrams, these extras boost the fun. Edie O’Sullivan, a somewhat grumpy elderly lady with a flair for fashion, is a renowned puzzle setter. Relationships with family and friends are far trickier than any puzzle she’s…

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The Christmas Stocking Murders

Book Review | Detective & Mystery – Christmas The Christmas Reading List: Magic, Mistletoe, and Must-Reads #ItsBeginningtoLookaLotLikeChristmas #Christmaspreparations Do you know how much work is involved in preparing for Christmas? Like reading Christmas books with an edge… Denzel Meyrick’s second book in his Christmas series is out now: The Christmas Stocking Murders. A treat to read, loved it. Set in the 1950s, Inspector Frank Grasby tries to unravel the mystery of how stockings lead to murder in…

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DI Caius Beauchamp Detective Series – Charlotte Vassell

Book Review | Detective & Mystery The DI Caius Beauchamp detective books are enormous fun – brilliantly plotted, witty and engaging. A quirky, humorous, cleverly written detective series that doesn’t shy away from contemporary and social issues; all the more praise for Charlotte Vassell in these hectic and polarising times. I was enticed and just couldn’t stop reading, and finished all three books one after another – rooting for the characters, despising others, and wishing…

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Harrogate Crime Series – Malcolm Hollingdrake

Book Review | Detective & Mystery Malcolm Hollingdrake’s well-established, highly praised crime series, set in the gorgeous Yorkshire spa town of Harrogate. The books in the Harrogate Crime Series masterfully blend police procedural, investigation, and personal narratives. The beautiful town of Harrogate provides a backdrop for the threat posed by cold-blooded (serial) killers. All written in Malcolm Hollingdrake’s unique, sometimes poetic but always eloquent, writing style we love. The Books Each of the fourteen books…