A Very Bookish Murder is book three in this cozy mystery series by Dee Macdonald. Released 19th Sept 2025, it's 240 pages and is available in paperback and ebook formats. It's worth noting that the ebook format has a handy interactive table of contents as well as interactive links and references throughout. For Kindle Unlimited subscribers, this book is currently included in the KU subscription library to borrow and read for free. The other books in the series are also currently available on KU (ditto for the fourth book - due out 16th April 2026).
Guest house owner and recently retired amateur sleuth Ally is an appealing and well written character. It's classic village cozy, full of quirky secondary characters, a moderately gentle pace, and no graphic on page violence. The author has even given the main character an appealing Labrador puppy called Flora.
It's not derivative, but fans of the cozy B&B subgenre (like Victoria Gilbert, Ellen Byron, and Murder She Wrote) will likely love this one as well.
With three books out currently and a fourth out in a few months, it would make a good short binge/buddy read.
Four stars.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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