Books by W.C. Ryan
The Winter Guest
by W.C. Ryan
☆ Shortlisted for the 2023 CWA Gold Dagger
Historical mysteries are popular on the shortlist of this year's CWA Gold Dagger award. The Winter Guest by W.C. Ryan is set in Ireland just after the First World War, during the Irish War of Independence. It's a sad, somewhat bleak tale, as an IRA intelligence officer goes to investigate the killing of a former fiancée.
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Best Mystery Books of 2023
As a year for mystery books, 2023 was definitely eclectic, with historical mysteries, mysteries that could be filed as supernatural horror, and the Edgar award for best novel going to the story of a serial killer on death row. The year also saw the publication of Murder in the Family by Cara Hunter, which experiments with different formats to engage the reader.
