Autumn has well and truly arrived, and with it the perfect excuse to light the fire, put the kettle on and curl up with a good mystery. It’s been a little while since my last Clue List, so this month’s is a bumper edition, with a few summer releases I didn’t want you to miss […]
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Spring is here, the daffodils are out, and there’s nothing better than settling in with a fresh cup of tea and a brand new mystery. This month’s cozy releases are an absolute treat — from glamorous 1920s whodunnits to Victorian scandals and sun-soaked honeymoon mysteries, there really is something for everyone. And if there’s a
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It’s here — and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you!! Murder at the Christmas Ball is the eleventh book in the Tommy & Evelyn Christie mystery series, and it’s their most glamorous — and most dangerous — adventure yet. If you love 1920s whodunnits filled with festive atmosphere, family secrets, and
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There’s something deceptively peaceful about an English village cricket match. The white clothing. The polite applause. The sense that nothing truly terrible could happen on a neatly trimmed green, under a mild May sky. And yet, for a mystery writer, that’s precisely what makes a setting like that irresistible. This post contains affiliate links, so
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Long before Hollywood turned into red carpets and billion-dollar premieres, it was still a half-invented place — a dusty industry town surrounded by orange groves, where studios were springing up as fast as the rumours that fed them. The early 1920s were glamorous, yes, but also unstable in a way that feels hard to imagine
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January has well and truly settled in, and with frost on the ground and much of England bracing for hefty snowfalls, it’s officially hibernation season. When the world outside feels cold and wintry, there’s nothing better than staying warm indoors with a comforting new mystery — and this month’s cozy releases are just the thing.
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There’s something undeniably magical about the holidays (or so I’m told — don’t hate me, but I’m not exactly a lover of the Christmas season): the twinkle of fairy lights, the scent of cinnamon-spiced baking in the air, and the soft hush of snow falling outside your window. That said, if your ideal Christmas includes
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In my opinion there’s nothing better in these cooler months than curling up with a blanket, a mug of steaming (herbal) tea, and a good cozy mystery — and lately there have been some absolutely brilliant new releases. Over the past few months, there’s been so many new whodunnits, charming village capers, and plenty of
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Every village has one, don’t they? The woman who knows exactly how you like your tea, but also how many times you’ve been late for church. The one who remembers your christening gown, but also exactly who spent just a little too long talking to someone else’s husband at last year’s village New Year’s party.
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I’ve always loved true crime and that’s one of the reasons I started writing cozy mysteries. I had intended to carry on writing romances, but my eldest daughter suggested I write something crime related. I’ve always loved Agatha Christie – particularly Miss Marple – and so I thought it would be fun to write something
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