Pesticide by Kim Hays — crime for intelligent readers
My one and only visit to Switzerland many years ago left a lasting impression of a country with Germanic-like efficiency
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Crime Fiction Round Up: From MC Beaton to Val McDermid
I’m grouping three novels into one post in an effort to clear some of my backlog of reviews. Two of
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Maigret In Court by Georges Simenon – the essence of justice?
NovellasinNovember provided the perfect opportunity to renew my acquaintance with Georges Simenon’s pipe-smoking French detective, Commissaire Jules Maigret. First published
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The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie: death by magic
Too hot to sleep but too tired to read anything complex, I hunted through my e-reader for a suitably undemanding
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The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny – a world infected
Freedom of speech. Academic integrity. The right to life. Louise Penny’s latest novel, The Madness of Crowds, seamlessly integrates these
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