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#TopReads2025 for September goes to “10 Marchfield Square” by Nicola Whyte. This was a fun debut that was just right for reading in the fall 🍂🍁🎃 September 28th was mentioned in the book and I was actually reading it ON THAT DAY!! It feels like the universe is giving you a sign that you‘re reading the right book at the right time when that happens 🥰♥️

Themes: Murder Mystery, “Only Murders in the Building” vibe, Fans of Anthony Horowitz‘s writing

Wow. Wow. WOW! I cannot believe this is a debut work - it is so well done!! I loved all of the characters, and loved seeing them grow and develop. This is the perfect fall read for mystery fans! I already pre-ordered Whyte‘s next book (coming out in May 2026).

Y‘know when you read the first paragraph of a new book and you just *know* you‘re going to like it? I just experienced that 🤩🪄✨

Celeste, the landlady of Marchfield Square has created a haven for a carefully curated group of. residents. She and her manservant, Dixon, look after their welfare. Richard Gleason, a brute who abuses his wife, slipped under her radar, and now he‘s dead. Two residents are tasked to investigate. The big reveal at the end was not a surprise, but this debut is intriguing. I look forward to her sophomore novel.

He put the phone down and tapped his fingers on the desk. The alibi thing was annoying when the video call would so easily prove his whereabouts, but the police clearly hadn't even bothered to check it with his nana yet. A single person, living alone, not going to stupid neighbour fireworks things, and suddenly you were a murder suspect.