Reviews

‘I opened this book with high expectations. They have been admirably fulfilled.  Here we have a stand alone thriller about two lonely people who pursue a relationship of monthly weekends together in remote spots.  Suddenly one of these two fails to get to the rendezvous-vous and the other realises how very limited her knowledge of her  companion is . . . Gradually the reader pieces together some of the facts as an atmosphere of rising tension envelops everything. The intelligent way Jay, Lisa and others plan their actions is enjoyable and the suspense of the tale is palpable.’

- MYSTERY PEOPLE

A Weekend to Remember

Posted on Jun 18, 2023 in Alibis in the Archive, Crime Fiction set in Academia, Dolores Gordon-Smith, Gladstone Library, Martin Edwards | 6 Comments

I have been a member of the London Library for almost forty years, and have often mentioned it on my blog as one of my favourite places in the world. And Cambridge University Library has a special place in my heart too. All in all, I love libraries. It was Borges who wrote, ‘I have […]

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Two new crime novels

Posted on Nov 10, 2015 in Dolores Gordon-Smith, Quentin Bates, Ragnar Jonasson, Snow Blind, Snowblind, The Chessman | 2 Comments

A few post ago I wrote about reducing my TBR pile by culling those novels that I decided not to read. Well, here are a couple that made the cut. I read both on my e-reader, where unread books were also accumulating: fatally easy to buy them and just as easy to forget you’ve got them. I’m […]

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Interview with crime writer Dolores Gordon-Smith

Posted on Feb 9, 2015 in After the Exhibition, Dolores Gordon-Smith, Jack Haldean, The Chessman | 4 Comments

Dolores Gordon-Smith is my guest today. Dolores is great company and am always glad to run into her. We first met when she was on a panel that I chaired at Crimefest. That was also when I first encountered her series featuring Jack Haldean, set  in the 1920s and drawing on the Golden Age tradition of […]

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