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The Chelsea Detective (2022 BBC TV Series)

August 10, 2023

Chelsea Detective, The: Series 1 The Chelsea Detective is a BBC produced television series that has come out relatively recently. The currently released series consists of four episodes, each about 90 minutes long on Acorn, and (at least for the moment) also available on Amazon Prime.

Chelsea is an area of west London, and naturally enough the setting of this particular series. This series is a bit more police procedural than Cozy, but definitely a very well done production. The series’ sleuths are Detective Inspector Max Arnold (played by Adrian Scarborough) and Detective Sergeant Priya Shamsie (Sonita Henry). Other recurring cast include deaf pathologist, Ashley Wilton (Sophie Stone), junior detectives Connor Pollock (Peter Bankole) and Jess Lombard (Lucy Phelps), and family members such as Priya’s husband Nitin (Davood Ghadami) and Max’s ex Astrid (Anamaria Marinca).

As is often the case in police procedurals, both detectives have baggage of their own. Mac is going through a messy relationship breakup as the series begins, and is living on his houseboat while his ex is still in their “flat” (apartment to us “yanks”). He’s also processing the relatively recent death of his father. Meanwhile, Priya is returning to work three months early from her maternity leave for the birth of her daughter – and she seems to be having some trouble adjusting to a maternal role.

Of course, these personal dramas aren’t the main focus of the show, but they do provide a counterpoint or occasional parallel to the case of the episode. Max and Priya are first and foremost murder detectives, though they are sometimes called in to determine if a suspicious death is or is not murder, and likewise are called in for suspicious disappearances where foul play could seem very likely. The mysteries themselves are all quite well done. The 90 minute run time for each episode is long enough for the case to have twists and turns along the way, but not so long that they start to feel tedious or overly complicated.

That said, it’s the byplay between the leads that really excels over many other shows of this type. The banter between Max and Priya gives the show the same sort of atmosphere from many of my favorite British detective shows, such as Morse or Frost. If you’re a fan of well-written British detective shows with strong interactions between the lead actors and solid mysteries, I’d strongly recommend The Chelsea Detective.

The Chelsea Detective is currently available on Acorn, and on Amazon Prime (as of the time of this writing).

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August 7 to August 13

August 7, 2023

Here is the list of new releases for August 7 to August 13!

Lucy Burdette (aka Roberta Isleib): A Clue in the Crumbs (13th in the Key West Food Critic Mysteries)

Laura Childs (aka Gerry Schmitt): Honey Drop Dead (26th in the Tea Shop Mysteries)

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September 2023 Mystery Book New Releases

August 4, 2023

The following Mystery Books will be released in September 2023:

M. C. Beaton (aka Marion Chesney) with R. W. Green: Dead on Target (34th in the Agatha Raisin Mysteries)

SJ Bennett: Murder Most Royal (3rd in the Her Majesty the Queen Investigates Mysteries)

Lynn Cahoon: Death in the Romance Aisle (3rd in the Survivors’ Book Club Mysteries)

Jeffery Deaver: Swiping Hearts (Non-Cozy, 17th in the Lincoln Rhyme Series)

Vicki Delany (aka Eva Gates): Have Yourself a Deadly Little Christmas (6th in the Year-Round Christmas Mysteries)

Alice Duncan: Hollywood Angels (8th in the Mercy Alcutt Mysteries)

J. A. Jance: Blessing of the Lost Girls (A Brady and Walker Family Mystery)

William Kent Krueger: The River We Remember (Non-Cozy Stand-Alone Novel)

Andrea Penrose: Murder at the Merton Library (7th in the Wrexford & Sloane Mysteries)

Carol J. Perry: Now You See It (13th in the Witch City Mysteries)

J. D. Robb (aka Nora Roberts): Payback in Death (Non-Cozy, 57th in the Eve Dallas in Death Mystery Series)

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July 31 to August 6

August 2, 2023

Here is the list of new releases for July 31 to August 6!

Donna Andrews: Birder, She Wrote (33rd in the Meg Langslow Mysteries)

Laurie Cass (aka Laura Alden): A Troubling Tail (11th in the Bookmobile Cat Mysteries)

Kate Ellis: The Killing Place (27th in the DI Wesley Peterson Mysteries)

Margaret Loudon (aka Meg London and Peg Cochran): A Deadly Dedication (4th in the Open Book Mysteries)

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