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    Richard Osman: The Man Who Died Twice Review

    by Jefferz August 23, 2025
    August 23, 2025

    The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman Series: Thursday Murder Club #2 Genres: Adult, British Literature, Comedy, Crime, Mystery, Cozy Mystery Published by Penguin on September 15, 2021 Format: eBook Pages: 432 It’s the following Thursday.  Elizabeth has received a letter from an old colleague, a man with whom she has a long history. He’s made a big mistake, and he needs her help. His story involves stolen diamonds, a violent mobster, and a very real threat to his life.  As bodies start piling up, Elizabeth enlists Joyce, Ibrahim and Ron in the hunt for a ruthless murderer. And if they find the diamonds too? Well, wouldn’t that be a bonus?  But this time they are up against an enemy who wouldn’t bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians. Can The Thursday Murder Club find the killer (and the diamonds) before the killer finds them? Round 2 in Richard Osman’s charming Thursday Murder Club series, the Man Who Died Twice is a sequel novel that should satisfy most fans of the first book. Delivering the same cozy mystery vibes and light-hearted comedic shenanigans, this novel instantly feels familiar and is incredibly easy to pick right up. In many …

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    Beth Cato: Cheddar Luck Next Time Review

    by Jefferz June 3, 2025
    June 3, 2025

    Cheddar Luck Next Time by Beth Cato Genres: Crime, Fiction, Mystery Published by Datura Books on April 7, 2025 Format: eBook Pages: 272 A cozy cheese-scented mystery with delightful characters, a dash of murder and tons of intrigue, perfect for fans of The Thursday Murder Club and The Maid.  Bird Nichols moves to a quiet, quirky Californian town in hopes of a fresh start. With an autism-driven special interest in cheese, all she wants to do is grow her gourmet cheese board business and live out the rest of her life in peace, a plan that is suddenly upended when she stumbles across a body not too far from her new home…  As the latest arrival to town and the first on the scene, Bird is thrown into the centre of the investigation, prompting her to begin her own inquiry into what happened. But when Grizz, the closest thing Bird has to real family, becomes the sheriff department’s favourite suspect, the stakes rise even higher.  With a town full of suspects, Bird must take off the apron, pick up the magnifying glass and find the true murderer before they strike again. A mysterious small-town murder mystery balanced by deliciously described …

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    Richard Osman: We Solve Murders Review

    by Jefferz February 1, 2025
    February 1, 2025

    We Solve Murders by Richard Osman Series: We Solve Murders #1 Genres: Adult, Crime, Fiction, Mystery Published by Viking on September 16, 2024 Format: eBook Pages: 400 A brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve…  Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him when he comes home. His days of adventure are over: adrenaline is daughter-in-law Amy’s business now.  Amy Wheeler thinks adrenaline is good for the soul. As a private security officer, she doesn’t stay still long enough for habits or routines. She’s currently on a remote island keeping world-famous author Rosie D’Antonio alive. Which was meant to be an easy job…  Then a dead body, a bag of money, and a killer with their sights on Amy have her sending an SOS to the only person she trusts. A breakneck race around the world begins, but can Amy and Steve stay one step ahead of a lethal enemy? Well known for his long-running series The Thursday Murder Club, We Solve Murders is the first entry …

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    Kristen Perrin: How to Solve Your Own Murder

    by Jefferz March 5, 2024
    March 5, 2024

    How To Solve Your Own Murder by Kristen Perrin Series: Castle Knoll Files #1 Genres: Adult, Chick Lit, Contemporary Fiction, Fiction, Mystery, Mystery Thriller Published by Dutton on March 26, 2024 Format: eBook Pages: 366 For fans of Knives Out and The Thursday Murder Club , an enormously fun mystery about a woman who spends her entire life trying to prevent her foretold murder only to be proven right sixty years later, when she is found dead in her sprawling country estate…. Now it’s up to her great-niece to catch the killer.   It’s 1965 and teenage Frances Adams is at an English country fair with her two best friends. But Frances’s night takes a hairpin turn when a fortune-teller makes a bone-chilling One day, Frances will be murdered. Frances spends a lifetime trying to solve a crime that hasn’t happened yet, compiling dirt on every person who crosses her path in an effort to prevent her own demise. For decades, no one takes Frances seriously, until nearly sixty years later, when Frances is found murdered, like she always said she would be.  In the present day, Annie Adams has been summoned to a meeting at the sprawling country estate …

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