Andrew Rosenheim

Cosy crime flourishes in the pick of the summer’s thrillers

Village life still proves the perfect microcosm for murder in detective novels from Richard Coles and Nicola Upson, among others reviewed

The real-life crime writer Josephine Tey returns as a central character in Dear Little Corpses, the latest in Nicola Upson’s series. [Getty Images]
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