Paradise is not always what it seems
Retired Chicago policeman Cal Hooper finds a small Irish village isn’t as bucolic as he imagined.
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.
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.
Librarian on the run
Stories of the brainy librarian who confounds her handlers while running from a murderous ex.
Return to the beginning
Returning to read the first in the Inspector Armand Gamache mystery series.
Prisoners of their own secrets
A novel that blends history in Old Edinburgh with a well-crafted crime story of blackmail and murder.
MORE TO COME... 