A jewel of a novel
The first Elizabeth George novel was the treasure I uncovered on a recent visit to The Lantern Bookshop.
All posts tagged: Murder Mysteries
Dark secrets
Reading the first of Ruth Rendell’s famous Inspector Wexford mysteries.
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.
The dark secrets of Charm City
The first in a now successful series featuring Tess Monaghan, accidental Private Investigator.
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