Quite why I’ve never read a novel by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) before is a mystery to me. Probably the best known of the ‘American A...

Mystery in the Channel   (1931) by Freeman Wills Crofts. Inspector French investigates among the French in this vintage murder mystery. Two ...

It feels needlessly flippant to be discussing detective fiction, especially fun detective fiction, at the present moment. But then again, ar...

In honour of the newly (and finally) released movie, I thought I’d offer a special double-length set of mini-reviews, dealing with ten incar...

 “You’re a tiny bit damaged every time you unravel a murder case”, says Harry Hole in his debut thriller. “Unfortunately, as a rule there ar...

“There were so many things in the world she could not solve, but hopefully, she could solve this.”     This blog has not been my priority in...

  ‘The Lemesurier Inheritance’ (1923) by Agatha Christie Christie’s (and Hercule Poirot’s) take on  The Hound of the Baskervilles . Like the...