If you’re a TV cozy mystery binger like me, you’ve probably watched a series based on a book series, and thought, I wonder if the book is better? Should I have read it first? In this case, it’s the other way around.
Death In Paradise is one of my favorite cozy British mystery series. I’ve been watching it since it first came out, in 2011. It’s a lot of fun to see the fish-out-of-water English detective trying to navigate the sunny island of Saint Marie. And there are books featuring the first season’s detective, Richard Poole.
But…instead of the show being based on the books, it’s the other way around. In 2022, Robert Thorogood, the showrunner for the series, wrote a book based on the TV series, and it’s very good! There are four books in the series, and I hope he’ll write more. If you’re a fan of Death in Paradise, you’ll love these!
DI Richard Poole has been seconded from London to the beautiful Caribbean Island of Saint Marie. More comfortable in woolen suits than short-sleeved shirts, he's struggling to adapt to his new home. But this paradise is about to get deadly.
When self-appointed guru Aslan Kennedy gets murdered in his spiritual retreat for wealthy holidaymakers, it's down to DI Poole to find the killer.
The murder took place in a locked room with five other people inside, and when someone confesses, it seems an open and shut case. But DI Poole knows the facts just don't add up, and there is more to the mystery than meets the eye. . . .
The first installment of the Death in Paradise Mysteries, perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and Caroline Graham.
And if you haven’t seen the show – I highly suggest you check it out!
Leslie
Why the hell not?
Leslie Langtry does not like to write bios. Seriously, she’s just not good at it. You’d think that after fifty books, she’d be able to pull off a few sentences, but no, she can’t. It’s very disappointing. At least her books are good, which counts, in her mind, as a win.
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