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For the ReadChristie2026 July book, I’ve chosen Unfinished Portrait, written by Agatha Christie under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott. It is not a mystery. There is no Poirot or Miss Marple, no alibis, suspects, red herrings or any of the things that Agatha Christie is famous for. If you are looking for an intricate, clever murder…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Bookouture and NetGalley for this ARC, book 1 of A Campervan Detective Mystery. This book releases today, July 28, 2026. It had all started with a chance remark, the kind that men make to women all the time and then accuse them of having no sense of humour when they don’t…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this ARC, book 2 in The Justice Belstrang Mysteries series, publication date today, July 25, 2026. It began with the tragic death of a young maiden who was found drowned, only four miles south of Thirldon. The year is 1617, and the penalty for witchcraft is…
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It is said that the gods play games with the lives of men. But what games, and why, and the identities of the actual pawns, and what the game is, and what the rules are – who knows? Book 8 in the Discworld universe, book 1 in the City Watch subseries. This is the story…
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Everything about Maggie suggested that she had missed her calling. She’d have made a great detective. Book 1 in The Fish and Chip Shop Detective Agency series. Maggie Tyson loves puzzles and mysteries. Ryan Stepney has just been abandoned by his girlfriend. The two of them meet in the only fish and chip shop in…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Parkerville Press and NetGalley for this ebook. Book 1 in the Lady Diviner series. Diamonds or cream tea? Miss Elinor Avely contemplated this difficult choice in the abstract as she stood in her new sitting room, holding two invitations in her hands. Miss Elinor Avely is a jewel diviner who can…
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“A clown climbs up the skeleton tree; A curse on you, a plague on me.” Ad/PR. Many thanks to Christopher Seto for this ebook. Theo Chan is a Ph.D. student in criminology and Agatha Christie fan who takes a summer job as an assistant in a private investigator’s office and gets his first taste of…
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Have you read any Discworld novels? I have, but it’s been ages by now, so I’ve decided it’s time to dive back in. I’m going to read the books by subseries rather than chronologically, starting with the City Watch series. There are 41 Discworld books. If I read one per month, it will take me…
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You would be well advised not to write Theo Harvey’s biography Book 1 in the Chiltern Hills Mysteries series. Rona Parish is a journalist and biographer who is working on a biography of the famous writer Theo Harvey who died under suspicious circumstances. As Rona begins to dig into Theo Harvey’s life and death, it…
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