Contemporary
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April was a month filled with great reads. From cozy mysteries to horror, from sci fi to historical fiction, from ebooks to physical copies to audiobooks, from ARCs and review copies to Read Christie 2026 and the A-Z Cozy Mystery Challenge, I read my way through murders and mysteries, celebrated Terry Pratchett Day and joined…
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Many thanks to BooksGoSocial for this novel via Netgalley. “Everyone’s voice deserves to be heard.” At the Bristlecone retirement community, a small group of retirees meet once a week to discuss their writing. When Margaret, the oldest member of the group, who never shared any actual writing, suddenly passes away, it sets in motion a…
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Many thanks to Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op and Highland Quill Publishing for this ARC via Netgalley. ‘Let’s photograph crumbling castles at foggy dawn,’ you said. ‘It’ll be atmospheric,’ you said. You left out the part where it might get us killed. Travel writer Joana and her friend and photographer Brian are working on a Scotland travel…
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Connor Lawton made an abysmal first impression on his initial visit to the Athena Public Library. Charlie Harris is thrilled to hear that his adult daughter Laura will be staying with him in Athena for the fall semester. But when the thoroughly unpleasant playwright Connor Lawton is murdered, Laura becomes both a suspect and a…
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“Thank God!” said Hugo on a loud sighing exhalation of breath. “Thank me, if you please,” replied Lady Amanda, already pulling a suitcase from the top of the wardrobe. Strangeways to Oldham is the name of a cocktail, and the title of this cozy mystery featuring the strong-willed Lady Amanda, who is not what one…
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“Will… Messages from beyond the grave?” Kitty tried to keep her voice light, but a prickle of fear ran up her spine. What would you do if you thought your new home was haunted? Kitty and William Grantchester have inherited their Aunt Grace’s house, her Historical Weaponry and Maritime Museum, her Pomeranian dog Maximus and…
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“Wine blogger turned best-selling author! And a staunch, proud feminist no less.” Book 3 in the A Francine Witt Mystery series. Fran is back, and this time she is in New York with Rosalind, rubbing elbows with the rich and famous. But the glamour of high society isn’t enough to conceal the sinister truths hidden…
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“If she’s correct, and her daughter didn’t write this note, then we have a murder case on our hands, don’t we?” Book 1 in the Advice Column Mystery series. Rebecca Butterman is a clinical psychologist and advice column writer. When her neighbour Madeline Stanton is found dead, the official explanation is suicide, but Madeline’s mother…
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“Mum was late. Again. She bit the inside of her lip as she watched the dark clouds gather overhead.” What would you do if you were forced to make an impossible choice? In Empty Nest, book 3 in the DI Ryan Hale series, the clock is ticking mercilessly, as two little girls are abducted and…
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How far is too far to go to get what you want? Infinity Frontiers is a psychological drama in a science fiction setting, taking an intense look at the human mind under strain, and a cautionary tale of the dangers of overlooking the importance of mental health. It is not a story of astronauts fighting…
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