A Grave Deceptionis the sixth Kate Hamilton cozy by Connie Berry. Released 9th Dec 2025 by Crooked Lane Books, it's 336 pages and is available in hardcover, paperback, audio, 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.
Readers who enjoy British village cozy murder shopfront mysteries are in for a treat with this series. Series protagonist Kate is an American expat antiques expert who is now happily married to local Detective Inspector Tom Mallory. They're again drawn into investigation of ancient and modern murder, from the long ago past and all-too-current day.
The author is a gifted wordsmith. Her characterizations are clever and three dimensional; the characters live and breathe and the dialogue isn't clunky. There are several seemingly disparate plot threads which intertwine into a satisfying denouement and resolution. Despite being the sixth book in the series, it worked well as a standalone, though there are some spoilers for earlier books if read out of order.
Four stars. This is definitely one for British village cozy readers. Very well written and constructed. Clean language and mostly off-page violence. There's a lot of nice background historical research written into the story as well. It would be an excellent choice for public or home library acquisition, or for a solid long binge/buddy read.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
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