
A charming mystery returns to print
Murder in the Museum
A British Library Crime Classic
by John Rowland
Poisoned Pen Press
Mystery & Thrillers
Pub Date: May 3, 2016
Review
The British Library Crime Classics have a distinct charm that sets them apart from modern offerings. The time in which they were first published gives them a unique cultural flavor. While Murder in the Museum is not the only mystery written by John Rowland, the man perceived himself foremost as a journalist. Thus it is no surpris

An entertaining but unremarkable locked room mystery
Calamity in Kent: A British Library Crime Classic
By John Rowland
Poisoned Pen Press
Mystery & Thrillers
Pub Date: April 5, 2016
Review
Calamity in Kent presents a variation on the classic "locked room" mystery. A seemingly inexplicable murder takes place in a cliff railway that has been locked for the night. (A cliff railway is a transport that takes visitors from the top of the cliff down to the beach and back again.) I say seemingly because the actual solution is qu