I've thought about this a lot. Possibly more than is healthy. When I started writing the Bob and Shirley murder mystery series, I sat down and deliberately designed them to be book club books. Not by accident. On purpose. With a list. So here, in the spirit of sharing, is what I think makes a book club book genuinely brilliant - based on the books I love, the book clubs I've spoken to, and several years of thinking about murder in a professional capacity. 1. Characters People

If you've got a Kindle Unlimited subscription and you love murder mystery books, you are having a very good time right now. The range of brilliant British murder mystery authors on Kindle Unlimited at the moment is genuinely wonderful. Here are the ones worth knowing - the writers whose books reliably top book club lists and have you reading at 2am when you absolutely should not be. M.C. Beaton [ADD IMAGE HERE: Hamish Macbeth or Agatha Raisin book cover. Alt text: 'M.C. Beato

Murder mystery books are the secret weapon of a good book club. Everyone has a theory. Nobody agrees on the ending. Someone always cheats and reads ahead and then has to pretend they didn't. I've been writing murder mystery books for book clubs for a while now, so I know a bit about what works. Here are my top picks - all available on Kindle Unlimited, all guaranteed to cause at least one heated disagreement. Why Murder Mystery Books Are So Good for Book Clubs A good murder m

Bob and Shirley's Guide to Murder - Suzy K Quinn I'll start with myself because honestly, why wouldn't I. Bob and Shirley are pub landlords in the fictional English village of Great Oakley. They bicker constantly, love each other deeply, and keep finding dead bodies - which neither of them asked for. The books are written in alternating voices, so you get Bob's version of events and then Shirley's version, which is often completely different. This is very good for book clubs

If you’re anything like me, there’s nothing quite like curling up with a brilliant book that lifts your spirits and leaves you feeling warm and happy. This year, 2026 is shaping up to be a wonderful one for feel-good reads, especially for those who love a good series or a cosy mystery. I’ve been diving into the latest releases and can’t wait to share some of the best upcoming feel-good books UK readers will adore. Whether you’re reading on your Kindle or through Kindle Unlimi

Dear Wonderful Readers, Happy Holidays to you all and hope you're getting ready for festive fun and family arguments. So far, our family arguments have included: When should the outdoor Christmas lights go off? 9pm or 10pm? Green Spontex sponges - is the green bit the top or the bottom? Are gingerbread flavour Oreo's actually nice? Please tell me what you all argue about. I'd love to know I'm not alone :) I'm writing the Bob and Shirley's Guide to Murder series right now,

I was at a romance author party recently, and a publishing person told me she’d never read Fifty Shades of Grey. ‘Hang on a minute,’ I said. ‘Your job is to sell books, and you haven’t read the BESTSELLING book of all time?’ ‘I don’t see why I should fill my head with that rubbish’, she replied. Rubbish? Ha! SHE’D NEVER EVEN READ THE BOOK!! She didn’t get it. Fifty Shades of Grey is NOT rubbish. Not at all. It just doesn’t fit with some people’s template of a ‘worthy’ book. Y

Do you know these opening lines from famous novels? I wonder how many of these famous opening lines you know? I’m not showing off, but I knew ALL fifty. Oh okay, that’s a lie. I knew about twenty of them. I bet you can do better. As an author, I can tell you that first lines are EXTREMELY difficult to do. I have literally spend whole days on opening lines before – those few little words take a long time to get right! Also, I know a bookshop owner who judges EVERY book she buy

Famous Author Quotes to Uplift and Inspire Authors are extremely clever people. Probably the cleverest people on the planet. Did I mention that I’m an author? No? Well anyway. Clever, clever, clever. That’s what authors are. Oh okay, I’m not all that clever. I dropped my iPhone down the toilet this morning and left the house with my top on inside out. But other authors … they say such clever things! I’ve got together 50 of my favourite famous author quotes for you to ponder o