11 October 2024
Thrills remain though we know who dunnit
The prime joy of reading crime fiction is puzzling out “who dunnit”. Yet here’s a thriller in which we know who the guilty parties are almost from the get go. And yet we are still happy to go along for the ride. Wondering where this horror journey can possibly end – and how many victims… Continue Reading
11 October 2024
Thrills remain though we know who dunnit
5 September 2024
How cosy can cosy crime become?
2 April 2023
Midsommer faces Canadian rival for murder frequency
11 March 2023
Crime so cosy that it makes an excellent nightcap
22 January 2023
A crime fiction tease from start to finish of sex worker thriller
15 August 2022
Choose your spook: chaotic, methodical or brutal
5 April 2022
Billingham’s twister sparks sleepless nights
20 December 2021
Crime fiction triple treat for Christmas wish lists
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18 February 2023
Deep in the forest a page turner lures its readers in
What makes a good page turner? Anyone seeking the answer needs only to devour the final fifty or so pages of Bad Apples. Allow yourself to be drawn in – which is a hands down certainty in itself – and you will be turning pages with increasing rapidity, helpless to resist. Desperate to know the… Continue Reading