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  1. 1The Thursday Murder Club (2020)The Thursday Murder Club (2020) 7.3/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2020Four residents of Coopers Chase turn their weekly discussion of old crimes into a live investigation. Their different working histories and friendships give the retirement village a life beyond the suspect list, and the local police become part of that wider circle. Osman balances jokes with…0
  2. 2The Marlow Murder Club (2021)The Marlow Murder Club (2021) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2021Judith hears a shooting while swimming in the Thames, then joins forces with dog walker Suzie and vicar’s wife Becks. Their different routines open up different parts of Marlow, giving the amateur investigation a useful social foundation. Thorogood keeps the puzzle moving while the unlikely…0
  3. 3Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (2023)Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers (2023) 8.7/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2023A death in Vera’s San Francisco tea shop gives a lonely, bossy woman a reason to involve herself in the lives of several strangers. What makes the community worth returning to is the movement from treating people as suspects to seeing what they need from one another. Sutanto favours broad comedy…0
  4. 4The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency (2009)The No.1 Ladies Detective Agency (2009)Published 1 Jan 2009McCall Smith introduces Precious Ramotswe and the Gaborone agency through cases of different sizes, alongside the relationships that sustain her work. Listening, everyday judgement and respect for a person’s circumstances matter as much as discovering a hidden fact. This is a gentle, episodic…0
  5. 5A quiet life in the country (2016)A quiet life in the country (2016) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2016Lady Hardcastle and her maid Flo arrive in a Gloucestershire village hoping for quiet, but a suspicious death interrupts the plan. Their teasing, mutually respectful partnership is the strongest reason to stay, and earlier adventures give them skills that make their involvement less arbitrary. The…0
  6. 6Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death (1992)Agatha Raisin and the quiche of death (1992) 9.3/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 1992M. C. Beaton, also known as Marion Chesney, sends Agatha Raisin from London public relations to retirement in Carsely, where a bought-in quiche and a poisoned judge wreck her bid for acceptance. The village becomes interesting through her awkward efforts to belong, not through universal neighbourly…0
  7. 7The Murder at the Vicarage (1930)The Murder at the Vicarage (1930) 8.3/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 1930Miss Marple’s first novel makes St Mary Mead’s gossip useful evidence while leaving plenty of room for the vicar, his wife and their conflicting views of the neighbours. A shooting in the study gives everyone’s casual judgements more weight than they expected. Christie’s village is observant and…0
  8. 8Arsenic and Adobo (2021)Arsenic and Adobo (2021) 7.3/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2021Lila returns to help save her aunt’s Filipino restaurant, only for a hostile food critic and former boyfriend to die after a meal. Her family has a direct stake in finding the truth, and the aunties’ relationships give her access to more than kitchen gossip. Manansala makes food, friendship and…0
  9. 9Death by dumpling (2018)Death by dumpling (2018) 6.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2018Lana Lee is back working at her family’s Ho-Lee Noodle House when a delivery becomes part of a murder investigation. The neighbouring businesses in Asia Village matter because their owners share history, livelihoods and grievances, giving the restaurant more than decorative local colour. Begin here…0
  10. 10Aunty Lee's delights (2013)Aunty Lee's delights (2013) 8.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 2013Rosie “Aunty” Lee uses her Singapore restaurant, friendships and habit of feeding people to notice connections the police may miss. A missing dinner guest and a discovered body draw together family ambitions, tourists and people keeping important parts of their lives private. Yu’s warmth allows…0