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Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone

A very clever and funny contemporary novel based on the 10 Commandments of crime fiction, as written in 1929.

A bit of low fantasy, a bit of crime mystery, a lot of entertaining characters and dialogue. A fun, light – but also well written novel.

Entertaining novel about a one-woman quest to redress the balance. Too many men are violent against women. They don’t all get away with it.

Well-written, thoughtful book on the treatment of sexual offenders in a high-security prison in Yorkshire.

Residents in a retirement community are back, solving murder again. More fun, plot twists and witty dialogue than ever.

There’s no excuse for being a serial killer… Or is there? Superbly written, captivating and vivid historical novel based on a true story.

Well written, skillfully constructed detective novel set in London in 1896. A good ol’ pageturner with dead bodies galore – and bank heists.

Well written, moving accounts by a forensic psychiatrist, exploring the backgrounds of criminals and their motivations for committing crimes.

Funny, quirky, clever, entertaining and well written historical crime fiction. Book 2 in the Skelton’s Guide series

Atmospheric mystery set in 1399 in a French convent. Featuring feminist writer Christine de Pizan, who really worked under King Charles VI.