This week, I’ve mostly stayed in my Cosy bubble, with lighter mysteries and dark comedy.
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1 – Murder at Raven’s Edge – Louise Marley
Storm Publishing
I don’t know why I haven’t read this before, it’s amazing. It looks like a cosy mystery, and while it’s certainly mysterious, there’s an unsettling darkness about it. Identities are uncertain throughout, and it’s a bit like a Find The Lady game, trying to make sense of who is who and the relationships between the characters.
I can’t wait to dive into the second, and the third….
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2 – Murder Mindfully – Karsten Dusse
Faber & Faber
See full review: Review: Murder Mindfully – Karsten Dusse
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3 – Helle’s Hound – Oskar Jensen
Viper
See full review: Helle’s Hound – Oskar Jensen
Published on January 30th. Preorder now.
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4 – A Holiday Homicide – Ellie Alexander
Storm Publishing
This is the 4th in the Secret Bookcase series, set in a small town in Northern California, with former criminology student Annie Murray now working at a bookshop specialising in mystery novels. Each book has its own mystery, and there’s a long running arc of Annie wanting to solve the historical murder of her friend, Scarlet. This novel sees the sudden death of a baking Influencer, and see Annie begin to make plans for the future.
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5 – Foul Play at Seal Bay – Judy Leigh
Boldwood Books
A lovely light cosy mystery set in the Cornish village of Seal Bay.
Morwenna Mutton is an unconventional character, larger than life, and ends up getting involved in solving a murder as a body is found on the beach with a knife in his back. Highly entertaining mystery, and a series I’ll be following.
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6 – Bloodshed on the Boards – Judy Leigh
Boldwood Books
Morwenna Mutton is back, as death once again comes to Seal Bay, Cornwall, as a director and star of a travelling theatre group collapses on stage. With many people standing to benefit from his death, Morwenna isn’t convinced the death is a natural one.
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