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Death Spins the Wheel An Inspector Littlejohn Mystery by George Bellairs Agora Books General Fiction (Adult) , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 02 Aug 2018 Review Death Spins the Wheel is definitely one of George Bellairs’s more compelling mysteries. Part of what makes it so intriguing is how easy it is to accept a convincing story, and how difficult it can be to establish the truth. Madame Garnier is a professional gambler. She is extremely successful, but casinos are never tr

The Weight of the Evidence An Inspector Appleby Mystery by Michael Innes Ipso Books General Fiction (Adult) , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 12 Jan 2018 Review The Inspector Appleby mysteries are clever, well written, and always a challenge for the armchair detective. The Weight of the Evidence is a bizarre mystery, but one that is all the more entertaining for the variety of potential motives and suspects. The characters themselves are the strange assortment that you fin

Coffin, Scarcely Used (A Flaxborough Mystery Book 1) by Colin Watson Farrago Humor , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 22 Feb 2018 Review Coffin Slightly Used is an enjoyable British police procedural, light on tension but pleasantly paced and delightfully witty. There is a great deal of humor but it is subtle rather than laugh out loud. It is a great mystery to enjoy while drinking a pot of tea on a lazy afternoon. Harold Carobleat, respected councilor and do-gooder is dea

Foreign Bodies A British Library Crime Classic by ed. by Martin Edwards Poisoned Pen Press Historical Fiction , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 06 Mar 2018 Review Foreign Bodies is a delectable treat for those who enjoy classic mysteries. This assortment of stories, many never before published in English, demonstrate just how universal the love of a good puzzle is. At the same time that appreciation of crime fiction was in its heyday in the English speaking world, it was r

Quick Curtain British Library Crime Classics by Alan Melville Poisoned Pen Press Pub Date 05 Dec 2017 Review Alan Melville did not spend much of his life writing mysteries, but those he did are clever and fun - albeit a not particularly accurate representation of police procedure. His books have an element of showmanship and his detectives, albeit earnest and determined are not geniuses. Melville’s subtle humor and dry wit is clear with each turned page. He leaves compl

Death of Anton British Library Crime Classics by Alan Melville Poisoned Pen Press Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 05 Dec 2017 Review Alan Melville takes the readers under the big top in Death of Anton. In the world of acrobats, clowns and daredevil trainers, Carey’s Circus is uniquely successful. In fact their arrival in town is deceptively lacking the bang and flash of a traditional carnival. Deception is one of the main themes throughout as Inspector Minto struggles to

The Corpse in the Snowman A Nigel Strangeways Mystery by Nicholas Blake Ipso Books General Fiction (Adult) , Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 21 Aug 2017 Review If you like historical mysteries or reprints of novels from the Golden Age of Mystery, you should definitely read at least one of Nicholas Blake’s novels. The Nigel Strangeways mysteries are challenging puzzles where human psychology plays a major role. The Corpse in the Snowman is an excellent manor house mystery

Murder for Christmas by Francis Duncan SOURCEBOOKS Landmark Sourcebooks Landmark Mystery & Thrillers Pub Date 01 Oct 2017 Review Murder for Christmas is a vintage mystery novel that has lost none of its charm over the vast number of years since its initial publication. It is a pleasure to read, particularly as winter nears. Mordecai Tremaine is an amateur criminologist, a kindly, grandfatherly figure with an easy nature and a perceptive eye. Though he doesn't have offi