Historical mystery
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Sergeant, you must send a man at once! There’s a burglar in my house, and how he’s dead, because I hit him with my poker! But one can kill burglars, surely? A historical mystery with a Golden Age feel, set in 1935 in London. Spinster artist Felicia Adams surprises a burglar in her home, and…
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Ad/PR. In August I read cozy mysteries, horrors, fantasy, historical mysteries, and cozy/paranormal fantasy. I read about deadly deception and manipulation, about blurred boundaries between fiction and reality, about goblins, trolls, werevolves, vampires and witches, spunky young adventurers and clever retirees. Emoji Guide🤗 = cozy💖 = romantic😱 = scary💡 = thought provoking💥 = action packed😂…
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Ad/PR/Patrocinado. Many thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this ARC of A Season for Justice by John Pilkington, book 3 in the A Justice Belstrang Mystery trilogy. Publication date today, Aug 17, 2026. I’m Robert Belstrang, of Thirldon by Worcester: former justice, and in pursuit of the same. The year is 1618, and a…
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Ad/PR. In July I read cozy mysteries, historical fiction, fantasy, thrillers and cozy fantasy. I read about amateur sleuths in houseboats and campervans, city guards trying to deal with dragons and secret societies, cute talking animals and quirky supernatural creatures, Jacobean witchhunts, the Tudors, fantasy beef and a Romeo and Juliet tragedy, fish and chips,…
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This book is for Florence Nightingale Shore and all war nurses, then and now, around the world. Book 1 in the Mitford Murders Series. Inspired by the real, unsolved murder of war nurse Florence Nightingale Shore and the real Mitford family, The Mitford Murders is a fictional historical mystery featuring the fictional character of Louisa…
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Ad/PR. In June I read cozy mysteries, thrillers, horror, fantasy, historical mysteries and romance. I read about magical worlds, the collapse of society, ghosts and curses, reluctant necromancy, gnomes and pixies, deadly reunions, forbidden loves, and amateur sleuths at work and on holidays. And I added an emoji guide to my reads this time to…
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The wish I made that day ruled the rest of my life. I wished that God would give me the strength and courage to deliver justice to those who harm women or children. Or dogs. Ad/PR. Many thanks to Susanna Bonaretti for this ebook. A hard-hitting debut novel filled with feminine rage. Cut on the…
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Ad/PR. Many thanks to Boldwood Books and NetGalley for this ARC of A Dangerous Justice by John Pilkington, book 1 in the The Justice Belstrang Mysteries series, publication date Jun 23, 2026. It began on a chill March day, when at a late hour a visitor arrived at Thirldon, The Belstrang house a short ride…
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“We are going to the dogs, Cantwell. And I mean that literally, not figuratively!” An atmospheric, historical crime novel presenting the reader with a deep dive into the world of fixed dog racing in rural Devon in the 1950s, in a society still reeling from the aftermath of the Second World War. Here, we are…
Mostly Murders 