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Death at the Caravan Park

Death at the Caravan Park
  • Author(s): Susan Willis
  • Location(s): Whitley Bay
  • Genre(s): Cozy Mystery
  • Era(s): 2023

Clive Thompson heads for Whitley Bay caravan park to finish writing his novel. He’s never had a caravan holiday before and is warmly greeted by the manager, Liz Mathews, who lives on the park. She is single and cares...

Death At The Devil’s Chair

Death At The Devil’s Chair
  • Author(s): Saskia van der Zee
  • Location(s): Shropshire
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A body found in a bottomless pool. A second victim, meticulously staged and left for dead. In the desolate hills of Shropshire, a killer has arrived, and for local bunkhouse owner Marianne Leonard, the investigation is personal. When the...

Death at the Three Sisters

Death at the Three Sisters
  • Author(s): Jo Allen
  • Location(s): The Lake District
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

As they head towards retirement, Suzanne, Hazel and Tessa Walsh are locked in bitter disagreement about the future of the lakeside beauty spa they jointly own. Should they keep The Three Sisters going as their parents wished, or should...

Death At The White Hart

Death At The White Hart
  • Author(s): Chris Chibnall
  • Location(s): Dorset
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When Nicola Bridge moves back to Dorset after years as a CID detective in the big city, the last thing she expects is for the picturesque village of Fleetcombe to become a grisly crime scene. Jim Tiernan, landlord of...

Death by Dark Waters

Death by Dark Waters
  • Author(s): Jo Allen
  • Location(s): The Lake District
  • Genre(s): Crime
  • Era(s): Contemporary

The charred remains of a child are discovered – a child no one seems to have missed… It’s high summer, and the lakes are in the midst of an unrelenting heatwave. Uncontrollable fell fires are breaking out across the...

Death By Design

Death By Design
  • Author(s): Barbara Nadel
  • Location(s): Istanbul (Constantinople), North London
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

(Inspector Ikmen Mystery 12) When the Istanbul police raid a counterfeit goods factory in the run-down district of Tarlabasi, a young man with explosives strapped to his chest blows himself up in front of them. In the process, Istanbul’s...

Death Cart

Death Cart
  • Author(s): Susan Parry
  • Location(s): Yorkshire Dales
  • Genre(s): Crime, Fiction
  • Era(s): Current

Student archaeologist Millie Sanderson is hoping to uncover an ancient chariot burial site in Wensleydale but her work is interrupted when her housemate, Vrishti Bhatt, disappears. Inspector Ernie Brown is not concerned and dismisses a hit-and-run accident that involves...

Death Comes to Call

Death Comes to Call
  • Author(s): Clare Chase
  • Location(s): Cambridge
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

When a promising local artist disappears, the victim’s brother begs Detective Tara Thorpe to take the case. It seems there’s no evidence of foul play… he simply disappeared without a trace. Tara agrees to do some digging… never mind...

Death Comes to Marlow

Death Comes to Marlow
  • Author(s): Robert Thorogood
  • Location(s): Marlow
  • Genre(s): Crime, Cozy Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

It’s been an enjoyable and murder-free time for Judith, Suzie and Becks – AKA the Marlow Murder Club – since the events of last year. The most exciting thing on the horizon is the upcoming wedding of Marlow grandee,...

Death Comes to St Ives

Death Comes to St Ives
  • Author(s): Jo Silva
  • Location(s): St Ives
  • Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
  • Era(s): Contemporary

Amateur sleuth Donna Nightshade should really be used to being accused of murder by now – after all, she’s found herself the prime suspect in nearly every case she’s investigated in the past year! – but when St. Ives...

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