An ingenious whodunit within a whodunit
A tale of intrigue involving an editor, her crime-writing author, and his detective, Atticus Pünd.
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.
Things take their course
While not in the top tier of Christie novels, “The Mystery of the Blue Train” is nonetheless worth the ride.
Truth can be elusive
I return to read the first in the Commissario Guido Brunetti mystery series.
Just rewards
Two murders in Venice lead to long buried secrets about collaboration that few want revealed.
Looking for solutions
We turn to Agatha Christie to find solutions in a world that often seems confusing.
Swift and satisfying
Richard Jury seeks the murderer of rich American tourists right in Shakespeare’s beloved town.
Don’t mess with the septuagenarian sleuths
Richard Osman’s debut novel was a perfect wrap to my year of reading dangerously.
The girl with the troubled eyes
Hercule Poirot pieces together a strange puzzle with a resemblance to a crime he can’t quite recall.
A classic of detective fiction turns 100
Dorothy Sayers’ first crime novel is as delightful to read now as it was 100 years ago.
Late to the party
This bleak, prosaic story of duplicity and espionage is one of the greatest spy novels of all time.
MORE TO COME... 