Guardian roundup lines up new Foley, Hallett, Boyd and Johnson thrillers

Miss Marple has a new author.

Lucy Foley's Murder at the Grand Alpine Hotel leads four crime and thriller releases gathered in a Guardian roundup published on 25 September 2026. The article puts the four books side by side in one review roundup, meaning several new titles covered together rather than in separate reviews.

Foley's title is listed with UK publisher HarperCollins at a UK list price of £22. It is described as the first Miss Marple continuation novel, meaning a new story built around an established detective character from earlier books. That description places it apart from a standard new series launch.

Janice Hallett's The Silent Appeal is next in the group. It is listed with publisher Viper at £20. The book reunites readers with the Fairway Players, the amateur dramatic group first encountered in Hallett's debut novel The Appeal.

Third is Cold Sunset by William Boyd. It is listed with publisher Viking at £20. It is the third novel featuring Gabriel Dax and takes place in 1964, which gives booksellers a clear series order to shelve.

The fourth title is The Occidental Book of the Dead by T Geronimo Johnson. It is listed with publisher Abacus at £25.

The four appear under the heading "The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup". That heading belongs to an ongoing Guardian series that collects recent crime releases on its own series page. Background notes on that series page name Laura Wilson as the writer who rounds up the latest releases, and list an earlier edition associated with Bella Mackie in August 2026.

The Guardian's Saturday page also flags the Foley and Hallett titles under the same roundup heading.

For readers, this means a short shopping list in one place. Each entry carries publisher and UK list price. Libraries will catalogue them under their authors and publishers. No single title is ranked above the others in the listing itself.