Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz
“It is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma . . .” That’s the quote* that came to …
Category Archives: Detective ficton
The Darkest Evening by Ann Cleeves
I look forward to reading each new Vera Stanhope mystery. Vera is a fascinating character: a veteran detective with a …
Snow by John Banville
It’s not unusual for fictional detectives to have an eccentricity (or two), whether moustaches, monocle, melancholy, drugs, drink, or opera. …
The Searcher by Tana French
Following 2018’s The Witch Elm, Tana French is back with another stand-alone novel, distinct from her successful “Dublin Murder Squad” …
Riviera Gold & The Lantern Men: unusual relationships
Riviera Gold by Laurie R. KingThe Lantern Men by Elly Griffiths I just read recent installments in two of my …
The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories: Otto Penzler, editor
I’ve been reading this anthology (785 pages) slowly, since the beginning of March, dipping in at bedtime or when insomnia …
Rounding out the past year
I closed 2013 by finishing a book that I’ve been picking up and putting down for months, as well as …
Snow White Must Die by Nele Neuhaus
I was intrigued by this book’s title, and discovered it was the first novel published in English (in translation) by …
The Beautiful Mystery by Louise Penny
I saved this book—number eight in Louise Penny’s “Inspector Gamache” mystery series—to read while on vacation in Québec. Although I …
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie is set in post-war England. Having fought in the war and mysteriously …
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