News and Reviews of the Best Detective Games, Books, Films, TV, Podcasts & More!
Killing Eve season 4, The Final Obession is here! The series finale of the dark comedy crime thriller. With episode one first airing on 27 February in the UK on BBC iPlayer and in the US on BBC America and AMC+.
This is another 8 part series, with new a episode dropping every week.
Starring Jodie Comer, Sandra Oh and Fiona Shaw.
For more top new British comedy crime dramas in 2022, see my posts listed below.
Top new London-based police TV show, The Chelsea Detective an Acorn TV original. Started February 2022, with a new episode dropping every Monday.
DI Max Arnold polices the streets of Chelsea, London’s richest borough. It’s a beautiful place for beautiful people hiding a dark side of deception, greed, and murder.
This British mystery stars Adrian Scarborough and Sonita Henry. Created and co-written by Peter Fincham. Only on Acorn TV from 7th February 2022. I’ve included below the official Acorn TV trailer for the show plus details of each episode so far, listed in order of release.
For more top new British TV crime drama in 2022, see my posts listed below.
New out, Hamish Macbeth book 34 from M.C. Beaton, Death of a Green-Eyed Monster.
Pretty, young, urban and unsuitable in every other possible way she may be, but Hamish Macbeth’s new police sergeant Dorothy McIver proves her worth in gold!
Released this month in hardback, other formats available next month including ebook, free full audiobook unabridged and paperback.
For more M.C. Beaton books and other offbeat mysteries, see my posts listed below.
Dark first-person psychological thriller, Martha Is Dead. From LKA and Wired Productions. Set in 1944 Italy, this mystery horror blurs the lines between reality, superstition and the tragedy of war.
For PC, Xbox, PS4 and PS5. Digital editions available this week, physical copies due out in March 2022.
For more top new mystery games, see my posts listed below.
Now available to stream online free – Cut, Color, Murder, a Hallmark Movie from 2022. The murder of beauty pageant creator leads shrewd hairdresser, Ali Reed to secretly investigate the crime. Much to the exasperation of new police detective, Kyle Crawford!
Starring Julie Gonzalo, Ryan McPartlin, Eva Tamargo and Grace Beedie.
For more top Hallmark TV movies to watch online and details of where to stream them for free, see my posts listed below.
New on BritBox February 2022: Sister Boniface Mysteries. Starring Lorna Waston, Miranda Raison and Ami Metcalf. A new BritBox original mystery drama for 2022.
Set in 1960s rural England, this comedy detective drama follows the investigations of Sister Boniface of St Vincent’s Convent. Nun, moped rider, wine maker and part-time forensic scientist!
I’ve included details of each episode that has already gone out. I’ll update this list as each of the remaining episodes are released online. For details of series 2, see my post below.
This post details the escape room puzzle games in the First Class Escape series.
3D multi-player escape adventures from 0 Deer Soft for computer.
For more top escape room games for computer and mobile including free mystery-solving games online, see my posts listed below.
New Mystery Adventure Game February 2022, Another Tomorrow by Glitch Games. Available for Android, iPhone and iPad. Also for computer on Steam.
Another Tomorrow is a point-and-click mystery puzzle, that seamlessly blends intricately rendered dioramas with first person exploration and puzzle solving.
For more top new mystery games for tablet and phone, see my posts listed below.
The Afterparty Season 1 starring Tiffany Haddish. New murder mystery comedy series on Apple TV+ starting January 2022.
Watch the first episode free online. (Apple device not required but you will need to register for a free Apple account to watch the free episodes).
Update July 2023: Season 2 now on Apple TV+, for details see my post below.
For more murder mystery comedy TV and movies, see best picks below.
All of the Aurora Teagarden Mysteries Hallmark movies in order. Based on the books by Charlaine Harris (author of the True Blood book series). Starring Candace Cameron Bure as Aurora (Roe) Teagarden, librarian turned sleuth.
I’ve included details of each episode in the seasons so far, including where to watch them free on UK TV or stream online.
For more top cozy murder mystery series to watch on Amazon Prime, Acorn TV and free UK TV see my posts listed below.
March 2022 Update: The 18th Aurora Teagarden Mysteries film aired on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel. And is also available on DVD. There have been some hints that this is the final Aurora Teagarden Mysteries movie in the series as Bure is moving onto different projects.
December 2022 Update: The Complete 18 Movie Collection DVD box set is now available plus all of the movies are available to stream online, see below for details.
March 2023 Update: New prequel series has been announced, see below for more details.