Topic

Crime

A collection of 16 issues

Additional Review alpha - Is this really the best one?

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie It's Agatha Christie - I enjoyed it. However, I would not say it was the best Agatha Christie I have ever read. The premise of this story is a group of individuals lured to a remote island where their crimes

'25 December - theme: courtesy of Mum: Tartan noir

Absolution(Anderson & Costello #1) by Caro Ramsay Tartan noir - a popular genre of dark, gritty Scottish crime fiction. This particular example was set in Glasgow with sections taking part on the Ayr coastal road. These were the sections I related to. It helped that I was reading this

Audiobook - Devil's Delight (Agatha Raisin #33) - M. C. Beaton

You can probably guess since this is number 33 in the series, that I quite like Agatha Raisin. I liked this one too, even though it wasn't actually written by M.C. Beaton since M.C. Beaton is dead. I gave that previous sentence my best M. C.

Audiobook - Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect (Ernest Cunningham #2) - Benjamin Stevenson

The second installment from Ernest was as good - better? than the first. As before Stevenson picks a fantastic location for his mystery - this time the Ghan train crossing Australia. As before, Ernest breaks the 4th wall constantly, keeping the reader informed of the rules of golden age crime

'25 October - theme: Agatha Christie

The Boomerange Clue (or "Why didn't they ask Evans?" by Agatha Christie Ahhh, after last month's epic, this is just what I needed. One of a few standalone mysteries by the queen of mystery, this is a cracking little book. This is definately one

'25 July - theme: Book In Translation

The Little Old Lady Who Broke all the Rules by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg So maybe if I had read this before the 100 year old man who jumps out of a window, the pilgrimage of Harold Fry or a man named Ove, I would have been more impressed. It was fun

'25 June (Part 1) - theme: Pride Month

Madison Square Murders by C. S. Poe Last year's pride month choice was so depressing I decided to have a happier choice this year. This book is about murder. Our main protagonist is quirky and weird. Larkin is instantly likable although the author repeatedly tells us that the

Additional Review G - Why does the alphabet now end at Y?

C is for Corpse by Sue Grafton I have read a few of Sue Grafton's alphabet novels over the years and when this popped up in the bookbox I couldn't resist. This is an early one (letter C = book 3 fairly obviously) and the 80'

August (Part 2) - theme: Booker Long List

Wild Houses by Colin Barrett A year after I started the August 2024 theme, picked by my mother ,I have finished part two. It seems when my mother gives me a theme, she buys me two options and obviously I have to read them both. This was a good book,

'25 May - theme: Was the Book or the Movie better?

The Talented Mr Ripley by Patricia Highsmith I had so many choices of books to read which fit the bill this month but I am very happy I picked this one. Both the book and the movie are superb (insert Jeremy Clarkson's voice here please). This was a