Dark secrets
Reading the first of Ruth Rendell’s famous Inspector Wexford mysteries.
All posts filed under: Reading Dangerously (AKA Murder Mysteries)
During the pandemic I began reading murder mysteries as a way to pass the time (and find stories that generally came to a satisfactory conclusion). I called it my Year of Reading Dangerously . . . and it has just continued.
Greed, corruption, and the ongoing degradation of the only earth we have
Syd Stapleton packs a lot of truth into his newest fictional tale of Frank Tomasini and the Molly B.
No holiday for the inspector
Inspector Maigret cannot escape murder and intrigue even while on holiday.
Paradise is not always what it seems
Retired Chicago policeman Cal Hooper finds a small Irish village isn’t as bucolic as he imagined.
The mysteries of the human personality
In the 5th book in the Maigret series, a criminal mastermind doesn’t account for the Inspector’s tenacity.
When everyone is a suspect
Five mystery writers come together to solve a crime that one of them probably committed.
Looking beneath the surface in a Japanese crime classic
A classic Japanese alibi-deconstruction mystery of the first order in a new English translation.
A case of cons, doubles, and intrigue
After reading a random work in a mystery series, I often return to the beginning: this time with Inspector Maigret.
Talking murder mysteries with Anna Scotti
My conversation with Anna Scotti about her latest mystery “It’s Not Even Past.”
The dark secrets of Charm City
The first in a now successful series featuring Tess Monaghan, accidental Private Investigator.
MORE TO COME... 