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May Mysteries & More: Brand New British Books You’ll Love
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Quite a few people wrote back to tell us they enjoyed seeing local and virtual events for British authors in a previous email, so we’ve decided to continue adding those in every so often as we become aware of new events. Most are free, and those that aren’t are usually in support of some library or literacy group.
Madison, WI & Livestream - Though Allison Epstein is an American author, her latest book, Fagin the Thief, reimagines the world of Charles Dickens through the eyes of pickpocket Jacob Fagin. She’ll be at Mystery to Me, LLC on the 13th. (Details HERE)
Online event - On June 10th, British thriller author Lisa Jewell will be doing an online event with Boyden Library. (Details HERE)
Online event - “Women in the Sherlock Holmes Stories” - On May 17th, this free live event takes a look at the role of women in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional world. (Details HERE)
Madison, WI - London-born Colin Cotterill (The Motion Picture Teller) will be at Mystery to Me, LLC on May 14th. (Details HERE)
Jackson, MS - Tom Spencer will be at Lemuria Bookstore on May 14th. His novel The Mystery of the Crooked Man is set in England and the featured author in the novel seems to be loosely based on Dame Agatha Christie. (Details HERE)
Tallahassee, FL - Tom Spencer will be at Midtown Reader on May 15th. (Details HERE)
Denton, TX - Lana Ferguson will be at The Plot Twist on May 17th, promoting her Scottish rom-com Under Loch & Key. (Details HERE)
Scottsdale, AZ - Sarah Pinborough (Behind Her Eyes) will be at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore on May 22nd. (Details HERE)
York, PA & Asheville, NC - David Baldacci may be American, but his latest book, Strangers in Time, is set in 1944 London. He has two ticketed events coming up in conjunction with the release. These are paid events at larger venues, each supporting literacy-related causes. (Details HERE - York event | Asheville Event)
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New British Books This Week
Don’t Swipe Right by LM Chilton
Gwen Turner’s love life is a disaster—but it’s nothing compared to what happens when her former dates start turning up dead, and she becomes the prime suspect in a serial killer’s spree, forcing her to revisit every awful app match to find the real killer before she becomes the next victim.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
Begotten by Kate Cherrell
In this darkly atmospheric neo-Victorian novel set in the fictional county of Duncain, Alice Crofton returns home to settle her late father's estate—only to find her crumbling ancestral house overtaken by spiritualism, scheming mediums, and ghostly disturbances that threaten her inheritance, her family, and her grip on reality.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
Marble Hall Murders by Anthony Horowitz
In this twisty new mystery from Anthony Horowitz, editor Susan Ryeland returns to England only to be drawn into a chilling real-life murder investigation—one that blurs the lines between fact and fiction when a manuscript she’s editing begins revealing hidden clues about a decades-old poisoning, and someone is willing to kill to keep the truth buried.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
Murder at Mablethorpe Castle by Elizabeth Rose
When a deadly fire at Mablethorpe Castle reveals a murdered nobleman, Lady Vivienne Harlowe teams up with Sheriff Zachariah Fitch to track down a killer—uncovering dark family secrets, long-buried grief, and a chilling connection to her parents' unsolved murders in this twist-filled historical mystery.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
Secrets of Eastby End by Anna Jacobs
Widowed nurse Livia Blake seeks a fresh start in the village of Eastby End, but as she and fellow newcomer Ellis Quinn begin building new lives, they face resistance from those determined to keep the community stuck in the past.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
The Man Made of Smoke by Alex North
When criminal profiler Dan Garvie returns to his island hometown after his father's suspicious death, he begins to suspect the serial killer who haunted his childhood may have returned—forcing him to confront buried memories and a past that refuses to stay hidden.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
The Irish Daughter by Daisy O’Shea
When Hannah learns the man who raised her wasn’t her biological father, a stranger’s search for his own family leads them both into a decades-old village secret that could uncover the truth about her past—or destroy their growing love before it has a chance to begin.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
The Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour & Jude Dobson
In this extraordinary posthumous memoir, Pippa Latour—the last surviving female British spy in Nazi-occupied France—finally reveals her covert work during World War II, from smuggling codes in ribbons to sending vital intelligence ahead of D-Day, breaking decades of silence to share the true story of her life behind enemy lines.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
The Incandescent by Emily Tesh
Dr. Walden, formidable Director of Magic at Chetwood School, spends her days wrangling sixth formers, battling demonic threats, and maintaining the magical wards protecting centuries of tradition—but when the greatest danger may lie within herself, even the strongest magician must question where the real threat begins.
Get it: Amazon | Bookshop.org (supports independent bookshops)
The Cornish Castle Murder by Fiona Leitch
When a mysterious funeral invitation leads her to a grave bearing her own name, a woman with a hidden past must stay calm, uncover who’s unmasked her true identity, and protect the secret she’s kept buried for years—before someone else decides to bury her for good.
Get it: Amazon
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