Crime books

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At a literary festival in the sleepy town of Hoslewit, gruesome events are about to unfold. Writer Jane Hepburn is hoping to make it big at the Killer Lines Crime Festival by networking with all the r

by Nikki Smith (£9.99, Penguin, PB) Nate and Layla have been inseparable from their friends, Jude and Sophie, for as long as any of them can remember. Over the years, they have enjoyed countless dinne

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Mark Gatiss’s star-filled new detective series Bookish is a case of mischievous fun

London, 1946. The war is over, but murder doesn’t sleep. In this darkly charming crime series, Sherlock star Mark Gatiss takes the lead as Gabriel Book – bookshop owner by day, police consultant by ne