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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutanto is a fun cosy mystery with delightful characters, not least of all Vera herself.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
TIME Magazine called a song about lynching, "Strange Fruit", the song of the 20th century. How Percival Everett managed to write a satire about such a subject, The Trees, and make it laugh-out-loud funny is beyond me.
My review of The TreesShortlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize - no wonder.
This Is Why We Lied by Karin Slaughter is another stellar thriller in her Will Trent series.review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I thoroughly enjoyed the one-hour audio of Don Winslow's short story, Dietrich, narrated perfectly by award-winning actor Ed Harris. It's the Son of Sam summer in NYC, 1977, so it's hard to find spare cops to investigate the murder of a homeless man. 
My review of DietrichFree for Audible subscribers
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The Homestead in the Eucalypts by Leonie Kelsallhttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Here's my review of An Elderly Lady Is Up to No Good, a collection of short stories by Swedish author Helene Tursten, featuring a homicidal octogenarian.
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Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse Q. Sutantohttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Past and present collide in this psychological suspense.
Follow Her Down by Victoria Helen Stonereview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Another excellent murder mystery in his excellent historical series set in regency London
What Cannot Be Said by C.S. Harrisreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
I've recently read a couple of old-fashioned, classic, spooky tales that would be perfect for a chilly night around the fire.My brief reviews have links to where you can read them or save them for yourself.
The Bottle Imp by Robert Louis Stevenson
My review of The Bottle Imp
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The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
My review of The Monkey's Paw
I always love popping into St Denis in the Dordogne to see what Bruno, Chief of Police and his wonderful friends are up to.
A Grave in the Woods by Martin Walkerreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Set in Victorian London, this is turning out to be a good dark and gritty historical mystery series. (Just the way I like them!)
Murder at Traitors' Gate by Irina Shapiroreview: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Leaving Blythe River by Catherine Ryan Hydehttps://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Andrew McGahan was a fine Australian writer who won the 2005 Miles Franklin Award for The White Earth, which certainly meets the criteria, being of the highest literary merit and presenting Australian life in any of its phases. I do love a good historical mystery.
My review of The White Earth
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