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Claire Donnelly writes the Bendigo Bookshop Mysteries, a cosy crime series about an independent bookshop that keeps finding trouble between the shelves. Her books mix strong tea, small-town secrets and the occasional dead body. She visits book clubs, libraries and writing groups whenever she’s asked nicely.
Claire Donnelly is the author of the Bendigo Bookshop Mysteries, a cosy crime series set behind the counter of a small, struggling independent bookshop that has developed an unfortunate habit of finding bodies. The series includes Spine Chiller, Shelf Life, Overdue and the newest case, Death by Due Date. Claire’s mysteries are gentle on the gore and generous with the tea, built around nosy regulars, unreliable alibis and a cast of characters readers keep asking after. When she isn’t plotting the next case, she visits book clubs, library evenings and cosy-crime writing workshops, where she is regularly asked whether the cat is real. (He is not, but he has opinions.)
“The cosy mystery with a genuinely sharp edge”The Aldermoor Review“A bookshop you’ll want to move into”The Quill & Lamp WeeklyRadio spot: writing murder without the miseryKestrel FM ArtsGuest slot: the making of the Bendigo mysteriesNorthgate Book Hour
A cosy crime podcast — guest chatGuest episodeLocal books & culture podcastGuest episodeReader-run mystery podcast — deep diveGuest episodeLibrary service podcast — author seriesGuest episode
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