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But we definitely think a good cosy crime novel – a murder mystery without any of the grizzly stuff – is a necessary reprieve from Christmas-mania. If you feel the same, we’ve rounded up ten ...

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The impact of war, violence, crime and struggle unite these ten novels. From Bapsi Sidhwa's exploration of partition in Ice Candy Man, to the second civil war of Omar El Akkad's American War ...

From Richard Osman to a cat who solves a murder, these are the best 10 cosy crime novels to add to your bookshelf right now. But, what exactly is cosy crime? Well, this sub-genre of the crime ...

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