A Cozy Author Update: New Cozy Mysteries Coming in 2026

As we enter a new year, I’d like to thank you for being part of this community, for reading my books, and for enabling me to keep writing new stories.

I am planning another busy year of content, starting with six new books. Three will be set in the Cotswolds and feature our favourite detective duo, Dotty and Keya, along with their friends and colleagues.

Georgina will continue her journey of mixing antiques with intriguing locations as she travels to historic Malta with Aunt Beanie, and later to the fascinating island of Tenerife. These stories are perfect for the armchair travellers among us.

And the sixth book, although not in released order, features Keya on her own. Or not quite, as calm and dependable Sujin is there to support and reassure her.

The Humble British Bacon Sandwich

A bacon sandwich is an everyday concept in the UK, most often enjoyed at breakfast, where the bacon takes centre stage rather than being a side character. At its core, a bacon sandwich is a simple yet glorious creation: slices of bacon placed between two pieces of bread. That’s the essence, but as with many[…]

Mama Rose’s Christmas Gifts

“Is that everything, Kipto?” Mama Rose Hardie stood in the kitchen of her one-bedroom thatched cottage on the edge of Nanyuki, a market town in the shadow of Mount Kenya, three hours’ drive north of Kenya’s capital, Nairobi.  In her early 60s, she was tall and thin, with a face lined from yours of working[…]

The Meaning of ‘Kanga’ in the Kenya Kanga Mystery Series

Fowl Murder is the first book in the Kenya Kanga mystery series. Where does the title for this series come from? ‘Kanga’ has two meanings in Kiswahili, the national language of Kenya. The first is ‘guinea fowl’. Most commonly seen in Kenya are flocks of red or blue-wattled helmeted guinea fowl, with white spots on[…]