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Nine out of 10 bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered
UK NewsEntertainment•July 14, 2026 at 6:36 PMNational

Nine out of 10 bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered

By Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent•The Guardian - UK News

Author Wendy Jones highlighted the trend in an Instagram post: ‘What is going on here?’Nine of the 10 bestselling fiction paperbacks in the UK this week have one thing in common: a woman is murdered.The novels, which appear on this week’s Sunday Times bestseller list, include The Secret of Secrets, The Divorce, The Names, The Family Friend, The Widow, The Impossible Fortune, The Hallmarked Man, My Husband’s Wife and Boleyn Traitor. Continue reading...

Author Wendy Jones highlighted the trend in an Instagram post: ‘What is going on here?’

Nine of the 10 bestselling fiction paperbacks in the UK this week have one thing in common: a woman is murdered.

The novels, which appear on this week’s Sunday Times bestseller list, include The Secret of Secrets, The Divorce, The Names, The Family Friend, The Widow, The Impossible Fortune, The Hallmarked Man, My Husband’s Wife and Boleyn Traitor.

Continue reading...