Today, on the much-loved author Agatha Christie’s birth anniversary, we dig into what’s new in the world of detective fiction
Dame Agatha Christie was born on September 15, 1890. Pics Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons
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The Impossible Fortune: RICHARD Osman’s Thursday Murder Club returns this month in a new mystery. Former nurse Joyce, former spy Elizabeth, union leader Ron, and psychologist Ibrahim, are set to attend Joyce’s daughter’s wedding.
Richard Osman
At the wedding, Elizabeth finds out that a guest is in trouble, and the villain is in search of a cryptic code. With kidnapping and death in store, the gang must get cracking and solve the mystery in the middle of all the prep and celebration.
Murder in the House of Omari: Taku Ashibe’s crime novel was recently translated into English by Bryan Karetnyk. It is a honkaku mystery — a Japanese subgenre involving puzzle solving through logic and deduction.
Taku Ashibe
In Osaka, as the second world war continues and bombs bring in casualties, the Omari household, once wealthy, faces a series of murders. Young detective Natsuko must come to her friend Mineko’s rescue to discover her family’s past and unravel the mystery of the murders.
The Secret of Secrets: A new addition to Dan Brown’s thrillers, featuring his hero Robert Langdon, made it to the shelves last week. Langdon, a professor of religious iconology and symbology at Harvard University, is visiting Prague with his love interest Katherine Solomon.
Dan Brown
Solomon, who has been invited for a lecture, one day disappears from their hotel room. Langdon must use his knowledge to delve into the city’s past, and move through its dark bridges, churches, and castles to recover his partner.
Blood in the Water: Kaylani’s family gathers at Martha’s Vineyard with the Watsons one summer in Tiffany D Jackson’s novel. Young Kaylani tries to make friends. She is fascinated by history, loves ice cream, and finds comfort on the beach.
Tiffany D Jackson
Soon, she hears of the mysterious death of a teenage boy, which shakes the community. As she sets out on a trail to find out what happened to him, she learns about some sinister truths.
City of Destruction: In Vaseem Khan’s new novel, set in Bombay (now Mumbai) of 1950s, a lone gunman tries to assassinate a newly appointed minister but is shot down by detective Persis Wadia.
Vaseem Khan
The Malabar House team is called to find the co-conspirators. Meanwhile, another case of a burned body of a white man found on the beach begins to open up. The team must solve both mysteries.
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High Potential (2024): Morgan (played by Kaitlin Olson) is a single mom with a high intellectual potential. On her shift as a cleaner at the LAPD, she rearranges an important piece of evidence, which catapults the team into solving a crime.
Kaitlin Olson as the high IQ cleaner in High Potential
At first agitated by her interference in the matter, the department realises that she has an extraordinary mind. She joins the team as a consultant, and proves to be indispensable. The first episode of the new season releases this week.
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The Residence (2025): When a murder takes place at the White House, lovable and eccentric detective Cordelia Cupp (played by Uzo Aduba) is called in to investigate.
A moment from the series, The Residence. Pics Courtesy/YouTube
The murder happens during a State dinner, which makes every guest and staff member a suspect. They’re called in for interrogation and things begin to unfold. Cupp’s birdwatching skills help her understand humans, and she uses it to find out who lied, who was deceitful, and who committed the murder.
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Did you know?...
Aside from being a bestselling author, Agatha Christie is also the playwright of The Mousetrap (1952), and it continues to be staged to this day across the world.
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