Murder Now And Then by Faith Martin

September 30, 2026 By Leave a Comment


Murder Now And Then by Faith Martin
Publisher: Joffe Books
Genre: Contemporary, Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

Former Detective Hillary Greene and her cold case team are taking a fresh look at the unsolved murder of Michael Beck, found bludgeoned over the head and dead in a river near his home in 2012.

Just twenty-two at the time, he’d recently finished a history degree and had his whole life ahead of him. Everyone said he was a pleasant sort of lad with a passion for the past, quietly living with his parents until he could afford a place of his own. But it quickly turned out that there were at least two people who might have wanted him dead.

The first, his recently-jilted girlfriend Mia de Salle, hadn’t taken the break-up well. The second, his former tutor Dr Timothy Durning, had been accused of sexual harassment by Michael. But the original team could find no forensic evidence linking either of their prime suspects to the crime, nor witnesses placing them in the area when Michael was killed.

Hillary, however, is determined to find fresh leads. But while she and her team get to work, in the city of Oxford two men from the city’s criminal underbelly have been viciously murdered in the last six months.

Are the recent murders and her own cold case linked? More than a decade later, has the same killer struck again? And if so, what’s the connection between the mild-mannered young man and the underworld criminals?

It’s up to Hillary to stop a killer getting away with murder — both now and then.

Ex-DI Hillary Greene and her small team are given the decade old murder of a young historian to investigate. With no forensics and no real leads pointing to anyone who disliked the friendly young man Hillary knew this would be a hard case to get a handle on. Can she and her team bring justice to the young man’s family?

I found this to be a fun and enjoyable British police procedural style of mystery book. While the murder plot was well written and layered, I felt that for this particular book it was a number of the longer running story arcs revolving around Hillary and her team’s personal lives that really stood out here. Readers who enjoy a well paces mystery should find this a good read. I found the various plots were very well explained though do admit a better emotional connection to the private stories – especially Gareth’s – might resonate deeper with readers who have read one of two of the more recent books in this series.

With interesting characters and not your usual police detectives more regularly found in British police novels, this is a fun and vibrant series that I am finding is a real go-to when I need something a little different to read and enjoy. For the most part the books are linked but still quite independent – I do love how they don’t necessarily need to be read in order to be enjoyed. And always with a solid mystery and good investigation work they’re a real pleasure to read.

A fun and character driven mystery, this is an enjoyable book I can easily recommend.

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Love Story, With Murders by Harry Bingham

September 23, 2026 By Leave a Comment

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Love Story, With Murders by Harry Bingham
Publisher: Orion Books
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

A freezing cold winter. A dead body from the past. A tale of love – and murder. A human leg is discovered in a suburban freezer. The victim is a teenage girl killed some ten years earlier. But then other body parts start appearing. And these ones are male, dark-skinned, and very fresh… Is this a tangled tale of love gone wrong? Or are there more sinister lines connecting the dead bodies to a recent tragedy in a Cardiff prison, and an engineering company that’s up to a whole lot more than is first apparent? Fiona Griffiths starts to investigate, in the midst of the coldest winter on record. Up in a remote cottage in the Welsh Black Mountains, she finds the data that contains the clue to the entire mystery. But, as the first snow starts to fall, she discovers that she’s not alone…

DC Fiona Griffiths is called to join in a very large team of Welsh officers when the leg of a dead young woman is found in the garage freezer of a deceased elderly lady. Soon, many other body parts of the woman is discovered in the neighboring suburbs and the body is identified as that of a missing young woman from ten years ago. Only a few clearly male body parts are also discovered and Fiona is drawn into a complicated puzzle.

This is the second book involving Fiona Griffiths and her unusual outlook and I enjoyed this one as thoroughly as the first. Readers should know that while this book can easily be read by itself – Fiona is quite a quirky character and this book might be easier to grasp having read the first. That said the plot and much of Fiona’s character growth is very well encapsulated in this story.

I loved the setting of Wales. This atmosphere felt quite a bit grittier and harder than many of the British police procedurals I regularly read. Fiona is also quite a complicated character and I find her perspective on things to be unique and highly enjoyable to read. I also clearly acknowledge that this very different perspective won’t suit every readers tastes. With a somewhat grim and non-standard outlook readers who enjoy a cozier style of mystery might not find this clicks quite right with them.

With a strong cast of secondary characters, a very different style of story being told and a strong and deliciously complicated series of murders I found this to be an exceptional book and one I thoroughly enjoyed. I am eagerly looking forward to the next installment. Recommended.

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Desert Star by Michael Connelly

September 18, 2026 By 1 Comment


Desert Star by Michael Connelly
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rating: 5 stars
Reviewed by Fern

A year has passed since LAPD detective Renée Ballard quit the force in the face of misogyny, demoralization, and endless red tape. But after the chief of police himself tells her she can write her own ticket within the department, Ballard takes back her badge, leaving “the Late Show” to rebuild and lead the cold case unit at the elite Robbery-Homicide Division.

For years, Harry Bosch has been working a case that haunts him—the murder of an entire family by a psychopath who still walks free. Ballard makes Bosch an offer: come volunteer as an investigator in her new Open-Unsolved Unit, and he can pursue his “white whale” with the resources of the LAPD behind him.

First priority for Ballard is to clear the unsolved rape and murder of a sixteen-year-old girl. The decades-old case is essential to the councilman who supported re-forming the unit, and who could shutter it again—the victim was his sister. When Ballard gets a “cold hit” connecting the killing to a similar crime, proving that a serial predator has been at work in the city for years, the political pressure has never been higher. To keep momentum going, she has to pull Bosch off his own investigation, the case that is the consummation of his lifelong mission.

The two must put aside old resentments and new tensions to run to ground not one but two dangerous killers who have operated with brash impunity.

It’s been a year since Detective Renee Ballard quit the LAPD, only to promptly return when offered her dream position. By doing so, she left Harry Bosch – and their joint dreams of working together – in the dust. Now, Ballard has reached out to Bosch, to request he join her new fledgling Open Unsolved division and help keep it alive. Can Bosch and Ballard return to working together when so much resentment still bubbles between them?

I’ve been reading this series for more than twenty years now, and still I find Bosch to be a gripping, page turning read – one that almost never fails to pull me out of a reading slump. Bosch is absolutely getting on in years now (aren’t we all?) and I appreciate Connelly not making Bosch able to easily run and jump and climb and do stuff virtually no seventy-something man can do no matter how fit or strong. Still mentally sharp, with decades of experience and the savvy knowledge of where to place one punch (instead of starting to brawl or chase) I found Bosch a joy to read.

Even though it’s set in modern – post covid – times, this book really retained that grittier, older style boiled detective feel that the series as a whole has always held for me. I felt the blend of old school and newer requirements was brilliantly handled. Things like a quasi psychic working on the team doing the genealogy/ancestry tracing online and through the web records mingled with Bosch’s knock on doors and well worn shoe leather really resonated with me and helped me turn these pages long past my bed time.

I also enjoyed how Ballard and Bosch both managed to work together while respecting each other’s strengths – and weaknesses. They can each be somewhat prickly and I remain firm in my opinion the reason they are able to work so well together is despite their differences in personality and approach, beneath it all they respect each other and value what they can both contribute. With that underpinning every step – even when they’re out of synch or frustrated with each other – there isn’t much they can’t both come back from with a bit of time, space and discussion.

Readers should know there is a wealth of history backing this series – it spans back to The Black Echo first published in 1992 – and I can thoroughly recommend this series as a whole for those who like a slightly gritter, more old school hard boiled police procedural series. That said, I feel this book can absolutely be read as a stand alone.

I feel the working relationship between Ballard and Bosch is well detailed as is the very cold case Bosch is determined to solve – and the carrot Ballard uses to lure Bosch onto her team. I do feel readers should be able to thoroughly understand and enjoy this book just picking it up by itself. But you’re missing out on an exceptional series if you’re not tempted to go back to the beginning and enjoy every part of this story. Highly recommended.

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The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch

September 16, 2026 By Leave a Comment


The October Man by Ben Aaronovitch
Publisher: Gollancz
Genre: Contemporary, Paranormal, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

With this long new novella, bestselling author Ben Aaronovitch has crafted yet another wickedly funny and surprisingly affecting chapter in his beloved Rivers of London series.

If you thought magic was confined to one country—think again.

Trier: famous for wine, Romans and being Germany’s oldest city.

When a man is found dead with his body impossibly covered in a fungal rot, the local authorities know they are out of their depth. But fortunately this is Germany, where there are procedures for everything.

Enter Tobias Winter, an investigator for the Abteilung KDA, the branch of the German Federal Criminal Police which handles the supernatural. His aim is to get in, deal with the problem, and get out with the minimum of fuss, personal danger and paperwork.

Together with frighteningly enthusiastic local cop, Vanessa Sommer, he quickly links the first victim to a group of ordinary middle aged men whose novel approach to their mid-life crisis may have reawakened a bloody conflict from a previous century.

As the rot spreads, literally, and the suspect list extends to people born before Frederick the Great, Tobias and Vanessa will need to find allies in some unexpected places.

And to solve the case they’ll have to unearth the secret magical history of a city that goes back two thousand years.

Presuming that history doesn’t kill them first.

Investigator Tobias Winter is called in to help the local police when a strange fungal rot appears to have possibly killed someone. The local police are at a loss, and in Germany there is thankfully a procedure to handle everything – even the unknown. Tobias soon uncovers some of the city’s history – and magic – and complications begin to arise.

I have been loving the Rivers Of London series and was rather thrilled to find this novella takes the same quirky, paranormal mystery world and expands it out of England and into Germany. I strongly feel that readers who aren’t sure whether they’re wanting to dip a toe into this series could easily start here. The writing style and general laugh aloud, tongue in cheek banter is very present in this story, along with the strong mystery and very well balanced magical and paranormal world. Basically I felt this story had all the strong points of the main books, just with some new characters, a new country and a shorter length.

While I do admit the shorter story length does mean the plot wasn’t as complicated and convoluted as I’m used to in this series I absolutely feel the author did the plot justice. I also enjoyed the layers to the characters and am rather hoping sometime down the track we shall revisit both Germany and Tobias and Vanessa.

With a fully magical and paranormal world on offer, the new setting of Germany and a bunch of new characters, I found this to be a highly enjoyable story and a quick and wonderful read. Recommended.

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Buried In The Brambles by Hilary Pugh

September 15, 2026 By Leave a Comment


Buried In The Brambles by Hilary Pugh
Publisher: HouseMouse Press
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller, Cozy Mystery
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

A Body in the Garden

While Esmé Proudfoot watches the chaos caused by her neighbour’s landscape gardeners from her kitchen window, a shocking discovery is made—a man’s body hidden in the undergrowth. The police quickly conclude it’s a case of natural causes, believing the man to be a lost hiker who tripped and fell on a rock. However, Esmé isn’t convinced. Together with the young lodger in her attic, she embarks on a mission to uncover the truth about the man’s identity and what led him to her garden.

Esme Proudfoot is an elderly but still spry retired widow. She and her young lodger are drawn into the curious mystery of the dead body found in their neighbor’s yard – hidden in the undergrowth and discovered by some landscape gardeners. Can Esme and Amos unearth the truth of what happened to the dead man?

I greatly enjoyed this cozy mystery, set in a small English town and with the unusual combination of a spry elderly lady and young male lodger amateur detectives. I found the main characters to be fresh and delightfully relatable. The authors tone and style were also very comfortable and chatty to my mind and something I could easily pick up and get into.

This is the first book in apparently three, and I thoroughly enjoyed the cozy, amateur mystery and definitely will be picking up the next one. I’ve read a few books by this author – the first books in her two other series – and find that I really enjoy her voice and style.

Readers who enjoy small country town mysteries should absolutely find this as enjoyable as I have. With different but still modern and relatable characters, a well written plot that is both fun and easily followed and a chatty sort of style this is a fun read and one I easily fell into.

A great author and enjoyable book. I’m looking forward to the next one.

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The Charterhouse Remains by Rhys Dylan (writing as Dylan Young)

September 9, 2026 By Leave a Comment


The Charterhouse Remains by Rhys Dylan (writing as Dylan Young)
Publisher: Wrynmwood Press
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

On the hottest day of the year, 11-year-old Blair Smeaton vanishes near a riverbank, leaving police baffled and desperate. Detective Anna Gwynne, still haunted by her recent trauma, uncovers a sinister connection to an unsolved case. A chilling dark web photo reveals Blair trapped in the same room where a previous victim was once held captive ten years earlier. A captive whose remains, found near Charterhouse in the Mendip Hills, form the basis of the cold case she’s investigating.

The killer isn’t hiding; he’s taunting.

With Blair’s life hanging by a thread, Anna turns to a dangerous contact who can navigate the murky waters of the internet. But will trusting him save Blair—or cost Anna everything?

DI Anna Gwynne is almost recovered from the brutal ending of her previous case, but despite that she’s eager to return to work and a sense of normalcy. Her team continues to review and investigate cold cases, and it’s the unsolved child kidnapping that draws Anna fully back to work. When a recent photo on the dark web links their cold case with a very recent similar child kidnapping Anna and her team are once again drawn into a deadly game they still don’t fully understand.

This is the second book in the Black Squid trilogy and I found it every bit as gripping and well written as the first book. This kidnapping case and the particulars surrounding it can definitely be read as a stand alone book I feel – but the overall arc of this trilogy and some of the bigger picture items might have more emotional impact on the reader if they go back and read the trilogy in order. I absolutely enjoyed both these book a lot but as a police procedural and mystery this can be thoroughly enjoyed alone too.

I admit that I really enjoy Anna’s character. She’s different in many ways to Dylan’s other characters – especially those in his main series (DI Evan Warlow – another exceptional series to pick up) in that she uses her intuition rather a lot more than most police detective series that I’ve read.

I completely understand this won’t be every readers cup of tea – using instinct and even their dreams to help lead them down their investigative paths and to be fair Anna is a very long way from fully relying on these tools. There is ample amounts of following evidence, forensics, interviews and all the regular processes. I just really enjoy – and find refreshing and interesting – the fact Anna is a lot more open to listening to her subconscious making connections and even being open minded to rather more unusual voices of opinion. I feel this really sets this book and trilogy apart from the rest and for me, personally, I thoroughly enjoy it and would love a whole lot more of it.

Readers looking for a slightly different police procedural, full of well layered plot, different and interesting characters plus a bit more leaning into the thriller aspect and not just the regular mystery/suspense style of plot – this trilogy should absolutely be up your alley. These themes are a little darker than the usual fare – a little gritter and for those who like a bit more bite to their mystery and not the more cosy style.

A thoroughly gripping mystery and I’m very eager to read the final installment in this trilogy. Recommended.

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Talking To the Dead by Harry Bingham

August 28, 2026 By Leave a Comment


Talking To the Dead by Harry Bingham
Publisher: Hachette UK (Orion)
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

A crime you’ll always remember, A detective you’ll never forget

A young prostitute lies dead in a Cardiff squat. Her six-year-old lies dead beside her. It looks like an ordinary murder scene . . . except that a millionaire’s platinum bank card lies among the debris. How did it come to be there? And is there more to this case than meets the eye?

Investigating the case is rookie Detective Constable Fiona Griffiths – a new recruit with a reputation for being deadly smart, more than ordinarily committed . . . and unsettlingly odd. As she starts to follow up the clue left by that platinum bank card, she finds the disturbing hints that suggest a truly appalling crime has been committed – and release the demons of her own dark past.

DC Fiona Griffiths is still fairly new to the CID office of the police force. When a mother and her six year old daughter are found dead in a Cardiff squat, Fiona doesn’t understand why the case draws her so forcibly in. Compelled despite herself, Fiona continues to dig into the case trying to find the truth – and explain why she feels so connected to it.

This is the first book in the series and one I quite enjoyed. This is only the second Welsh police procedural/murder mystery series I’ve read and I found myself really drawn to it. The atmosphere of the Welsh setting felt a lot grittier and somewhat harder than other mysteries. I also was equal parts confused and hooked by the seeming mystery surrounding Fiona. Suffice to say she’s not your usual police heroine and I personally found her a very different – but rather gripping – protagonist and voice.

Readers who like simple and clear cut mysteries might not find what they’re looking for here. I found a lot of Fiona’s past and even some of her present mindset quite mysterious and at times opaque. There is obviously quite a bit going on behind the scenes in this book and while I found myself eagerly turning the pages to discover more – quite a bit of the time while reading this story I felt strongly that I wasn’t grasping everything I should have been. This is an unusual feeling for me and as it was a little uncomfortable I’m not sure this book will resonate with everyone. That said I certainly feel it should appear to readers who like something a little different, or outside the box, or even people just looking for a non-standard police mystery or clear cut storyline. I greatly enjoyed this, but it was not standard or “normal” in many respects.

I enjoyed Fiona’s character and also found the larger police team she worked with very interesting. It said a lot to me that most of the others on the police were as unsure about Fiona as I was – and while she certainly got along with the team in many respects there was none of the usual camaraderie or deeper friendships and links that is usually present in these books. There were any number of different mysteries going on in this book and while it’s absolutely a different kind of read I thoroughly enjoyed it and have already ordered the next in the series.

An atmospheric and gripping mystery with an unusual and intriguing main character, this was a solid mystery book and a new-to-me author I shall absolutely be reading again in the near future. Recommended.

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The Laird Of Drumlychtoun by Hilary Pugh

August 20, 2026 By Leave a Comment


The Laird Of Drumlychtoun by Hilary Pugh
Publisher: Housemouse Press
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

A simple case of a missing sister. Or is it?

When Ian Skair is invited to an ancient castle perched on a rocky promontory of the Angus coast, he expects to find a routine missing person case. Little does he know, the Laird of Drumlychtoun and his family have more secrets and black sheep than Ian could have ever anticipated.
As Ian uncovers secrets and intrigues, thefts and legends, he finds himself and the family in a dangerous situation. Can he reunite the laird with his sister and discover the truth behind her disappearance? Or will the family’s secrets be too much for them to handle?

Ian Skair is hired by the current Laird on the Angus coast to investigate the whereabouts of his long-missing elder sister. Alexander Lyton was a very young boy when his much older sister left the castle in her late teens in the late 1960s. Having never got along well with their father, Ailish had left with her boyfriend, London in her sights and never been in touch again. Can Ian navigate this investigation and reunite the laird with his estranged family?

I have enjoyed other books by this author and was curious to see if this – the first in a different series – would be equally good to my mind. I was very pleased to find the tone and prose similar and one I connected well with. I found Ian to be an interesting and relatable character and I found myself quickly caught up in the story and characters.

While I admit the pace of the story is a little slow – readers looking for an action-orientated or spy kind of thriller might not be happy with this – I thought the story wove really well together and the various plots and interesting characters kept my attention throughout the story. With quite a strong cast of primary and secondary characters there were a few interweaving storylines here and I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I’m pleased there are a few more in this series already published.

Readers who enjoy an atmospheric Scottish private eye mystery should find this a fun and interesting read and I can easily recommend both the author and this series.

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A Dead Man On Staffin Beach by JM Dalgliesh

August 14, 2026 By Leave a Comment


A Dead Man On Staffin Beach by JM Dalgliesh
Publisher: Hamilton Press
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Fern

That which does not kill you… only makes them try harder…

When the body of a celebrity author, recently returned to the Isle of Skye seemingly to live out his remaining days, is found on Staffin Beach, D.I. Duncan McAdam is left with a mystery to solve.

The circumstances of his last days along with his death prove to be a mystery. How did this man meet his end on the sands of An Corran Beach at dawn? The case generates a great deal of interest in the media, putting a spotlight on Duncan and his team. Little does Duncan know how many people have been keeping secrets on the island. Secrets that some thought – and many hoped – would never come into the light.

As Duncan uncovers a darker side to his beloved Misty Isle, he finds the investigation coming closer to home. The life on Skye he escaped from all those years ago may not have been quite what he thought it was. As the investigation develops, Duncan begins to question not only who he can trust but also to what extent his own experiences have been manipulated by the deeds of the past.

What is it that happened on The Rock all those years ago that no one dares to speak of?

DI Duncan McAdams is called in when the body of a well known author is found on Staffin Beach. The author had returned after many years living away, so Duncan is unsure who could possibly have wanted to kill the man. But as Duncan and his team dig deeper they begin to find a number of secrets – some of which are of such long-standing many lives remain deeply entrenched in their shadows.

I have been enjoying this Scottish noir mystery series. I thought this book was not just a good addition – with a solid plot and a number of well-linked characters I am coming to be attached to – but I was pleased with the forward momentum with some of Duncan’s personal and family life as well. As I’ve found with a few of the other books in this series the ending is a little vague – while the perpetrators are known and the mystery is solved, I’ve found with these books sometimes there remains a few threads dangling that aren’t necessarily neatly tied up. Readers should be mindful of that with this series.

The main characters – both the police team and Duncan’s sister, mother and girlfriend – all have a good amount of time spent on them in this book. I enjoyed this balance, showing that Duncan has a number of things on the go and not just his work. While I do feel readers can easily pick this book up by itself and thoroughly enjoy it, plus the links and relationships are all very clearly explained, I admit my attachment to Ros – Duncan’s sister – in particular stemmed more from a deeper understanding having read the previous books. I feel this book was richer to me, personally, for having read the others – but the mystery and most of the book can absolutely be enjoyed by itself.

With a solid mystery, a good number of characters and some fairly dark secrets unearthed I found this to be a good book and a gripping read.

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Hillary’s Back! by Faith Martin

August 11, 2026 By Leave a Comment


Hillary’s Back! by Faith Martin
Publisher: Joffe Books
Genre: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense/Thriller
Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed by Fern

DETECTIVE HILLARY GREENE IS BACK!

Eighteen months after Hillary suffered a personal tragedy, she is throwing herself into her work to try to get over it.

Former soldier Gareth Proctor joins her team and finds himself quickly growing to enjoy his new environment.

The first cold case he works on is the murder of Andrew Feeley.

In 2012, this twenty-one-year-old was found dead in the woods near his home, killed by a single stab wound to the chest from his own knife.

Andrew was extremely unpopular. He was a drug dealer, pimp and bully. His stepdad was one of the main suspects, as they hated each other and often came to blows. Other suspects include Toby Truman and his mother Debbie. Andrew was responsible for getting Toby hooked on drugs.

Given Andrew’s criminal background, his murder is thought to be drug-related.

But Hillary’s not buying it — she knows it’s personal. And a search of the Feeleys’ garden turns up some chilling evidence.

HILLARY GREENE RETURNS TO ONE OF HER TOUGHEST CASES YET.

It’s been eighteen months since a personal tragedy has thrown Hillary’s life for yet another curve ball – but she’s managing to carry on, doing her best to make it through. Working hard with the CRT, Hillary is pleased when another cold murder case crosses her desk. With a young man dead and plenty of people more than happy he’s gone, can Hillary and her new team sort things out?

I was a little surprised at the decent time-jump between this and the previous Hillary book and needed to go double check I hadn’t missed a book in between. While a few big changes – and a decent gap of time – has passed, this story retains all the elements of the other Hillary murder mystery novels that I’ve come to really enjoy. There are two new members of her team – one of which I am deeply interested in and can’t wait to learn a fair bit more about. Plus, the tone and setting of the story and the author’s voice all tie together to make this a really enjoyable read.

Readers who enjoy a slightly slower pace to their mysteries, and a more police procedural style of tone should find this book really suits their needs. I enjoyed putting the pieces together and while I did connect a few of the dots it was a lovely thing to see it all gel together at the end with of course Hillary successfully solving the crime. For a well plotted, slow but moving pace to the mystery and some varied and realistic characters this is a wonderful book and a great series. I am eagerly looking forward to more. Recommended.

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