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Twilight Falls (2023) by Juneau Black
Today I have decided to return to the Shady Hollow series, one which is occupied by anthropomorphic animals. Our series sleuth is Vera Vixen, a local reporter, who is remarkably good at sniffing out a...
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Murder to Welcome Her (1957) by Margot Neville
Margot Neville was the penname of the Australian sister writing duo, Margot Goyder and Anne Neville Goyder Joske. They wrote 22 crime novels, most of which feature Inspector Grogan and Sergeant...
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The Other Devil’s Name (1986) by Elizabeth Ferrars
This is the fourth (out of eight) mysteries featuring amateur sleuth and retired botany professor, Andrew Basnett. To date, including this one, I have read five, the other titles being: Something...
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Lee Goldberg’s Mr Monk Series: A Ranked List
Over the past 20 or so months I have been working my way through Lee Goldberg’s Adrian Monk mysteries. In January I finally completed the series and naturally, when one has done this, a ranked list...
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#MurderEveryMonday Roundup: February 2025
Earlier in February I decided to start doing monthly roundups for #MurderEveryMonday, a book cover sharing meme over on Twitter (a.k.a. X) and Instagram. As the hashtag suggests it takes place on a...
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Murder Calling (1934) by David Whitelaw
Whitelaw is an author that I tried for the first time last May, when I reviewed Mystery at Furze Acres (1929), a book which induced a fair bit of eye rolling. My eyes having now recovered I decided to...
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The Spirit of Australia: The Crime Fiction of Arthur W. Upfield (1988) by Ray...
This is a book that I have had my eye on for some time, so I was pleased when I received this as a Valentine’s Day gift. Upfield is not an author I have read much by, only four of his mysteries: Wings...
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Book of the Month: February 2025
February fairly whizzed by, so I was surprised to see that I had managed 18 blog posts and 12 reads. Two of these posts were for ranked lists: British Library Crime Classics short story collections...
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The Cambridge Murders (1945) by Dilwyn Rees (a.k.a. Glyn Daniel)
Rees was an academic and archaeologist, a background which permeates his mystery writing. During WW2 he worked in the RAF’s air photo unit, where his skills in interpreting aerial photographs of...
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Murder Isn’t Cricket (1946) by E. & M. A. Radford
Today’s review is for the fourth book in the Radford’s Dr Manson series and through no planning of my own, it is also my fourth read by them. The other three reads have been: Who Killed Dick...
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The President’s Mystery Plot (1967) by Franklin Delano Roosevelt et al.
Et al.? Yes, whilst the 32nd American president may have come up with some of the original idea for this story, it was in fact written by several crime fiction writers, namely: Rupert Hughes, Samuel...
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Guilty by Definition (2024) by Susie Dent
I received this book as a Christmas present and I must admit over the ensuing weeks I have picked it up several times, yet have not gone on to read it, as the opening pages did not overly grab me....
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The Blood on My Sleeve (1979) by Ivon Baker
This was a bit of a wildcard read, as I have not encountered this author or read reviews for them online. So, I was very much going in blind. Synopsis ‘Matthew Kendrick spent the last few days of his...
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Friday’s Forgotten Book: My Own Murderer (1940) by Richard Hull
Richard Hull was the penname for Richard Henry Sampson, a detail which is pertinent to bring up when the protagonist for today’s read goes by the same name. Moreover, the author worked as an...
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Twice So Fair (1971) by Nedra Tyre
Back in 2022 I read the first novel in a Nedra Tyre twofer called Death of an Intruder (1953) and I must admit that the intensity of the bleakness and horror of the plot put me off trying today’s read...
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An Excellent Night For Murder (1937) by Virginia Rath
March seems to be a good month for me picking off books which have sat on my TBR pile for a while. It has been nearly two years since I have read a mystery by Virginia Rath and pleasing today’s review...
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The Best Mysteries of the 1940s – Part 1
For book group this month we are sharing our top ten favourite mysteries which were published in the 1940s. It did not take me long to realise that this was going to be a difficult challenge. After...
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The Best Mysteries of the 1940s – Part 2
Yesterday I began sharing my favourite mysteries which were originally published in the 1940s. If you missed that post, here is a link, so you can catch up on those particular titles and you can also...
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The Best Mysteries of the 1940s – Part 3
This week I have been sharing with you my top crime fiction reads which were published in the 1940s and even though I restricted myself to books which I rated 4.5/5 or higher, I still ended up with a...
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The Best Mysteries of the 1940s – Part 4
So today we come to the end of my long list of my favourite 1940s crime fiction. If you have missed them, here are the links to the other posts in this series: The Best Mysteries of the 1940s: Part 1...
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