Fiction

Why do we cosy up to crime fiction?
What are some of the tropes of cosy crime fiction and why is it so popular?

Book review: Eat Your Heart Out, Victoria Brownlee
A literary amuse-bouche that will leave romance readers happily sated.

Book review: The Thrill of It, Mandy Beaumont
If you like realistically depicted horror in your detective fiction, this book is for you.

Book review: Water Moon, Samantha Sotto Yambao
A dreamy and fantastical tale about choices made and not made.

Book review: The Thinning, Inga Simpson
A sensitive and exciting apocalyptic tale.

Book review: Three Days in June, Anne Tyler
Fans of Anne Tyler will love this inoffensive but ultimately forgettable book.

Book review: The House of Rural Realness, Curtis Campbell
A story of growing up, friendships, and fierce drag in a rural town.

Book review: Cold Truth, Ashley Kalagian Blunt
The freezing temperature is not the only thing that will send chills along your spine.

Book review: Those Opulent Days, Jacquie Pham
A crime thriller set in 1920s Vietnam.

Book review: Grace and Marigold, Mira Robertson
A moving and intriguing period novel of awakenings and secrets that strikes true.