Reviews

‘One of those rare gems that comes to the reviewer out of the blue . . . enough twists to shame a cobra . . . the story fairly rips along, defying the reader to put the book down . . . Christine Poulson should be heralded as the fine entrant to the world of crime fiction she most certainly is.’ [Stage Fright]

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The scent of a cigar

Posted on Mar 28, 2013 in Charles Dickens, Charlotte Brontë, Conrad, How Novels work, John Mullen, Thacherary | No Comments

A while ago I blogged about how much I enjoyed John Mullan’s book about Jane Austen. I followed that up by reading HOW NOVELS WORK by the same author. This too is hugely enjoyable and I found a lot of food for thought both as a reader and a writer. I knew I was in […]

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Murder in the Library

Posted on Mar 13, 2013 in Murder in the Library, Siobhan Dowd, The London Eye Mystery, The Mammoth Book of Best British Crime | 4 Comments

If you find yourself near the British Library with some time to spare, they have a small exhibition called MURDER IN THE LIBRARY, which is well worth a look. It’s free, too. It’s arranged alphabetically, beginning – of course! – with A for Agatha. Other categories include R for railways, N for Nordic Crime, G […]

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