Victorian-era book cover in deep red and gold tones showing a man in a brown overcoat and black top hat viewed from behind, looking towards the Tower of London at dusk, with gold ornamental borders featuring silhouettes of a man and woman in Victorian dress

What’s New in Cozy Mysteries: The Clue List – Part 4

Spring is here, the daffodils are out, and there’s nothing better than settling in with a fresh cup of tea and a brand new mystery. This month’s cozy releases are an absolute treat — from glamorous 1920s whodunnits to Victorian scandals and sun-soaked honeymoon mysteries, there really is something for everyone. And if there’s a […]

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Promotional graphic for Murder at the Christmas Ball by Catherine Coles, featuring the book cover with a navy blue and gold Art Deco design showing a gold Christmas tree and red baubles, tilted at an angle against a dusky pink two-tone background, with a coral "Now Available!" badge

Murder at the Christmas Ball is now available!

It’s here — and I couldn’t be more excited to share it with you!! Murder at the Christmas Ball is the eleventh book in the Tommy & Evelyn Christie mystery series, and it’s their most glamorous — and most dangerous — adventure yet. If you love 1920s whodunnits filled with festive atmosphere, family secrets, and

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Illustrated book cover for Murder on the Cricket Green by Catherine Coles, showing a village green with cricket stumps, a bat and ball, a white glove, cottages and a church in the background, bunting overhead, and a brown dog above the title.

Why I Set a Murder on a Cricket Green

There’s something deceptively peaceful about an English village cricket match. The white clothing. The polite applause. The sense that nothing truly terrible could happen on a neatly trimmed green, under a mild May sky. And yet, for a mystery writer, that’s precisely what makes a setting like that irresistible. That contrast — order and chaos,

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A small bungalow lit by a glowing streetlamp on a quiet night street, with palm trees overhead and a distant city skyline under heavy clouds.

Murder in the Silent City: The Unsolved Killing of William Desmond Taylor

Long before Hollywood turned into red carpets and billion-dollar premieres, it was still a half-invented place — a dusty industry town surrounded by orange groves, where studios were springing up as fast as the rumours that fed them. The early 1920s were glamorous, yes, but also unstable in a way that feels hard to imagine

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What’s New in Cozy Mysteries: The Clue List – Part 3

January has well and truly settled in, and with frost on the ground and much of England bracing for hefty snowfalls, it’s officially hibernation season. When the world outside feels cold and wintry, there’s nothing better than staying warm indoors with a comforting new mystery—and this month’s cozy releases are just the thing. From familiar

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Christmas Cozy Mysteries: The Clue List Part 2

There’s something undeniably magical about the holidays (or so I’m told — don’t hate me, but I’m not exactly a lover of the Christmas season): the twinkle of fairy lights, the scent of cinnamon-spiced baking in the air, and the soft hush of snow falling outside your window. That said, if your ideal Christmas includes

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Cozy mystery cover for The Case of the Deadly Dog Show by Catherine Coles, showing Lady Matilda and a basset hound at a village dog show under bright bunting.

What’s New in Cozy Mysteries:The Clue List Part 1

In my opinion there’s nothing better in these cooler months than curling up with a blanket, a mug of steaming (herbal) tea, and a good cozy mystery—and lately there have been some absolutely brilliant new releases. Over the past few months, there’s been so many new whodunnits, charming village capers, and plenty of historical mysteries

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Elderly woman in 1920s clothing with a sombre expression, representing Gertrude Chambers, the murder victim in The Case in the Vicarage Gardens.

Meet the Victim and Suspects from The Case in the Vicarage Gardens

Every village has one, don’t they? The woman who knows exactly how you like your tea, but also how many times you’ve been late for church. The one who remembers your christening gown, but also exactly who spent just a little too long talking to someone else’s husband at last year’s village New Year’s party.

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