A Few Thoughts On Spoilers – Part One – A Great Twist
A digression, inspired by a recent comment exchange, over the nature of spoilers. I’ve always made a point of making this a spoiler-free blog. I’d like to think that you can read my reviews and go away...
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Last time, I intended to write about spoilers in general, in particular what I consider spoilers to be and hence what I try to avoid writing or reading about. And yes, please feel free to browse my...
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Snowblind by Ragnar Jónasson
Ari Thór Arason has just gained his first posting as a policeman. Unfortunately for his girlfriend Kristin, it takes him to the icy (icier?) north of Iceland, to the village of Siglufjördur. He finds...
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The Viaduct Murder by Ronald Knox
What would you expect to find on a golf course during a round of golf? A lost ball or two perhaps. But when Messers Maryatt (a vicar), Carmichael (a don), Reeves (a retired spy) and Gordon (an actual...
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The “Bodies From The Library” Conference
And so the day finally arrived – the Bodies From The Library Conference at the British Library, a conference focusing of Golden Age detective fiction. You can probably tell from the fact that over...
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Death Of A Ghost by Margery Allingham
John Lafcadio, a great painter (in his own opinion at least) has concocted a scheme for his fame to last well beyond his death. He has bequeathed twelve paintings to his wife to be unveiled...
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Another Murder On The Orient Express
News has reached the ears of Puzzle Doctor (via the mainstream media, not due to any particular contacts) that there’s an Agatha Christie movie in the works, with Kenneth Branagh attached to direct....
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From The Charred Remains by Susanna Calkins
Following on from her exploits in A Murder At Rosamund’s Gate (and preceding those in The Masque Of A Murderer), Lucy Campion has found herself in a difficult position. The former lady’s maid at the...
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In Bitter Chill by Sarah Ward
Bampton in Derbyshire, 1978. Walking home from school, two girls, Rachel Jones and Sophie Jenkins, are lured into a stranger’s car. Rachel returns home with little memory of what occurred but Sophie...
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The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book Of The Month – June 2015
It’s been an odd couple of months on the blog. The focus on Golden Age mysteries, due to the excellent Bodies From The Library event at the British Library, meant that I was reviewing some books that I...
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