Review: Welcome to Murder Week

Welcome to Murder Week

Author: Karen Dukess

Simon & Schuster, 2025

ISBN: 9781668079775 (hardcover)
9781668079799 (EPUB)

$38.99 CAD (hardcover)
$14.99 CAD (EPUB)

304 pages

Ages: Adult

Welcome to Murder Week feels like two novels in one. The mystery week is at the core of this novel; a small village in England hosts an event where participants group together to solve a fake murder set in the town. The book has the camp and romance of Shannon Hale’s Austenland. The other heart of it is a story about a daughter coming to terms with the death of her mother, and examines what she didn’t know about her often absent mother. It weaves beautifully between lighthearted and emotionally complex. I was drawn into the more personal story and laughed at the humour of the mystery week. This book would suit a public library collection, and appeal to both cozy mystery and contemporary fiction readers.