Review: TRIAL AND ERROR by Anthony Berkeley
Published by Arcturus Crime Classics ISBN: 978 1 84858 455 6 Arcturus Crime Classics have the worthy ambition to republish some of the brilliant writers from the 1920s and 1930s, the “golden age” of crime writing. The trouble is, of course, many people will not have heard of Anthony Berkeley and other people from his … Continue reading
REVIEW: DEATH AND THE CONJUROR, by Tom Mead
Published by head of Zeus for £20 hardback from February 2nd. Available for pre-order now. Available on Kindle now. ISBN: 978 1804 5089 3 Over the years, there have been many writers who have specialised and really enjoyed writing locked room mysteries – Francis Iles and Agatha Christie spring to mind immediately. What does “locked … Continue reading
REVIEW: MALICE AFORETHOUGHT by Francis Iles
Published by Macmillan Collectors Library ISBN: 978 1509 889 365 price £9.99 Of all the writers of the golden age one of those who appeals to me most of all is the fellow I like to think of his ABC, his real name was Anthony Berkeley Cox. He wrote under the name Anthony Berkeley and … Continue reading
REVIEW: OFFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS by Daniel Moore
Published by Hurst Publications, ISBN 978-1-78738-561-0, £35 hardback It is not often that I get really fascinating books like this to review, and I am very grateful to Hurst Publications for this copy. I have a vested interest in all forms of warfare, from the use of rifles and cannon, all the way up to … Continue reading
REVIEW: THE SNIPER by Simon Conway
Published by Hodder and Stoughton for £20 ISBN hardback: 978 1 529 33434 0 Okay, I have waxed lyrical about Simon’s books before. The first of his I read, RAGE, had me entirely engrossed. The next I read was A LOYAL SPY, which cemented his position as a top-flight thriller writer in my view. But … Continue reading
Review: BLUEPRINT FOR MURDER by Roger Bax
Published by Arcturus Crime Classics; ISBN: 978 1 84858 080 0 I have recently discovered more of the golden age crime writers, and although this is a little late to be a true golden age novel (it was first published in 1948), it was written by one of the founders of the Crime Writers’ Association, … Continue reading
Review: THE LIQUIDATOR by John Gardner
Review: THE LIQUIDATOR by John Gardner Published by Corgi – before ISBNs! Okay, I have a confession to make. I adore these books. It was a long, long time ago that I was introduced to the Boysie Oakes series by the fortunate accident of birth that meant I was youngest of three brothers and therefore … Continue reading
Review: MIRACULOUS MYSTERIES edited by Martin Edwards
Published by British Library; ISBN 978 0 7123 5673 2 Rather too many years to think of, when I first created Medieval Murderers, and later, when we decided to collaborate on a novel, one of the very first decisions we made was, that no matter how things went, we would avoid a collection of short … Continue reading
Review: THE LAST EMPEROR OF MEXICO by Edward Shawcross
Published by Faber & Faber – ISBN: 978-0-571-36057-4 @faberbooks Apologies for such a long period of silence – work has been keeping me from blogging for a while. Today I have to review a book which has held me completely spellbound for the last week. This book, subtitled “A Disaster in the New World” tells … Continue reading
Review: THE FIELDS by Erin Young, published by Hodder & Stoughton April 28th 2022
Review: THE FIELDS by Erin Young, published by Hodder & Stoughton April 28th 2022 ISBN: 978 1529 39755 0 My last review was about a couple of modern day thrillers written by a master of historical Roman warfare. Yet he managed to make the transition seamlessly, and now two superb modern titles by him confirm … Continue reading
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