Category: Twisty Reads
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The Best Cosy Crime Books I’ve Read – for When You Want Murder Without Misery
Sometimes we all want a cosy murder mystery without spending the next three days emotionally recovering from it. I’m talking suspicious neighbours, locked rooms, secrets, hidden identities and an entirely unreasonable number of motives – but preferably without pages and pages of relentless bleakness. For me, cosy crime does not have to mean completely harmless…
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Do you need to Read The Woman in Cabin 10 Before The Woman in Suite 11?
Short answer: no. I hadn’t read The Woman in Cabin 10 before picking up Ruth Ware’s The Woman in Suite 11 (in fact, I didn’t even know there was another book), and I didn’t feel lost at any point. This was actually a freebie in one of my Goldsboro Crime Collective subscription boxes, so I…
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Our Beautiful Mess by Adele Parks: Messy Families and Buried Secrets
This was my first Adele Parks book (a Goldsboro Books Crime Collective pick for me), and it definitely won’t be my last. Our Beautiful Mess centres on Connie and her family over Christmas – a time that should feel warm and familiar, but very quickly spirals into something far more complicated. Her daughter Fran returns…
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This Is Not A Game by Kelly Mullen: Chaos in a Locked-Room Whodunnit
You know when a book just delivers exactly what you hoped for – clever, cosy, a little bit camp, and absolutely cramped with red herrings? This was This Is Not a Game for me. A classic murder mystery in a snowed-in mansion, but with a quirky modern twist (and a lot of martinis). What’s it…
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Death at the White Hart by Chris Chibnall: A Cosy Whodunnit Worth the Wait
Let me start by saying Death at the White Hart was a slow-burn mystery – and I absolutely savoured it. You know those books that feel like curling up by the fire on a rainy evening? This one had that vibe in spades. It’s not a thriller that grabs you by the throat; instead it…
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All The Other Mothers Hate Me by Sarah Harman: But I Kind of Loved Her
This books was exactly what I needed after a period of heavier reads. This one felt like a true palette cleanser – fun, fast-paced, and just the right amount of messed up. We meet Florence Grimes, a gloriously chaotic single mum with a past in a barely-famous girl band and a present that involves balloon…
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There Came A-Tapping by Andrea Carter: Twist after Twist
Okay, so you know when you start a book expecting a straightforward missing person mystery, and it suddenly takes a turn into “oh wait…is this place haunted?” territory? Yep, that’s There Came A-Tapping. And I was all in. We follow Allie, who’s already been through the emotional wringer – she lost her parents in a…
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The Inheritance by Trisha Sakhlecha: The Family Reunion from Hell
If you’re after an atmospheric, slow-burn thriller with a dysfunctional family at its core and a locked-room vibe, then The Inheritance might be just what you’re looking for. Think: a remote Scottish island, zero WiFi, stormy weather, and an ultra-wealthy family gathering that is guaranteed not to end well. I love a claustrophobic setting and…
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White King by Juan Gómez-Jurado: The End of an Era
I can’t believe it’s over. After following Antonia Scott and Jon Gutierrez through Red Queen and Black Wolf, reaching the final pages of White King felt like saying goodbye to old friends – ones who have survived more than their fair share of chaos, danger, and heartbreak. I absolutely loved this series, and while I’m…
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Notes on a Drowning by Anna Sharpe: When the Water Runs Deep
I knew going in that Notes on a Drowning was going to pack a punch. Having read Anna Sharpe’s historical fiction (written as Anna Mazzola), I expected strong storytelling, but wow – this debut thriller was something else entirely. Part legal drama, part political conspiracy, and all heart-stopping suspense, this book had me hooked from…
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