Murderous Ink Bookshop

You love her novels but wish there were more? Join Jane Austen, before she was a writer when she was visiting friends and considering romance, when a murder interrupts a perfectly nice house visit and Jane takes it upon herself to investigate.

Part one in a series, with the second 'Sense, Sensibility and Scandal' just released.

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The third book in Kristen Perrin's acclaimed mystery series was released this week. Annie Adams and her (dead) Aunt Frances seem to be around places where mysteries and bodies appear. How to Cheat Your Own Death moves to London and a series of escalating threats to people Annie loves.

Discover Kristen Perrin at Murderous Ink.

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Where Space Opera meets Private Investigator. One for all the sci-fi lovers out there; Halcyon Years by Alastair Reynolds is a brilliant genre-cross mystery. A stand-alone from a prodigious writer of sci-fi series.

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A FEMALE Detective? Who wears TROUSERS?? And rides a BICYCLE???

If you think you can cope with such a scandal, The Case of the Missing Maid is for you. Chicago 1898 and Harriet is the first female detective at the Prescott Agency. Book one in a series.

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Have you met the tea ladies yet? This utterly delightful cosy mystery series is set in 1960s Sydney. A group of friends, tea ladies in adjoining factories and businesses, use their nous, knowledge of people and maybe a little petty misbehaviour to solve crimes. Book 4 'The Model Murder' came out this week.

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Bestselling author Keigo Higashino's 'Guilt' is on our TBR for this week. At it's core, a classic murder mystery with twists and suspicions that grow more complicated. It is also a thought-provoker, making you think on morality, redemption and the real meaning of guilt.

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The Three Dahlias - three actors who all played the same fictional detective - have a knack of finding themselves solving crimes in real-life too! In A Lively Midwinter Murder, they have been invited to a society wedding in the Scottish Highlands. What could be more lovely?

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Discover Queensland author Jack Roney, writer of the Detective Jarrod O'Connor trilogy. These dark, action packed thrillers wirtten by a former detective will draw you in and keep you hooked.

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Book of the week is the new release Whatever Happened to Madeline Stone? In 2002, a twin goes missing. Two decades later, new evidence is uncovered that brings the infamous case back into the spotlight. Throw in childhood fame, competing siblings and we guarantee you will devour this tale.

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This weekend we will be losing ourselves in something a little different. Hounding the Truth is a gothic, romantic cosy mystery by author Melanie Pickering Writes; the first in a planned series, so be sure to sign up and keep up.

Hounding the Truth is available for download at Murderous Ink.

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Have you heard of E.C.R Lorac? An incredibly prolific and successful writer of mysteries, her books are being re-printed and re-discovered by classic mystery lovers. Police Detectives, keeping you guessing, originator of tropes - discover E.C.R Lorac (otherwise known as Carol Carnac) today.

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In a villa in Spain overlooking the Mediterranean, Sydney and Curtis are trying to repair their marriage. Then a young couple come knocking, in need of help and honestly, that is a welcome respite from 'working through their problems'. But these two strangers are not what they seem.

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