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

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,