The Queen of Crime: Christie’s Most Underrated and Overrated Works

Agatha Christie was my first major experience with detective fiction, with A Caribbean Mystery launching a love of the genre … Continue reading The Queen of Crime: Christie’s Most Underrated and Overrated Works

The Strange Case of the Barrington Hills Vampire (2020) by James Scott Byrnside

I wish more mystery novels – specifically impossible crime stories, used vampires as a plot device. Sure, ghosts, werewolves, zombies, … Continue reading The Strange Case of the Barrington Hills Vampire (2020) by James Scott Byrnside

Over this summer, even if I wasn’t blogging, I was reading! Quite a lot of mystery and GAD actually, in … Continue reading Mini Reviews Pt. 1: Locked Room International

I don’t think that my love of Christianna Brand is a secret. If given any opportunity to praise her, I’m … Continue reading Revisiting a Classic – Green for Danger (1944) by Christianna Brand

Sometimes, I put myself into the position of a eccentric millionaire trapped in the confines of a Golden Age styled … Continue reading Indulging on Puzzle – Murder in the Crooked House (1982) by Soji Shimada

Paul Halter is an author who I can firmly say is an obsession for me. Anyone who can produce impossible … Continue reading Caught Up On Plot Lines and Meta-ness – The Picture from the Past (1995) by Paul Halter

WARNING: THIS POST WILL HEAVILY SPOIL THE HOUSE IN GOBLIN WOOD AND I HIGHLY SUGGEST READING THE STORY IF YOU HAVE NOT … Continue reading Subverting Expectations ~ On Why The House in Goblin Wood (1947) is a Masterpiece

The Golden Age style of detective fiction seemingly died out decades ago, as publishing houses began to look away from … Continue reading Goodnight Irene (2018) by James Scott Byrnside

Richard Merven is a bank clerk tasked with transporting a briefcase that contains important material for his branch. Upon exiting … Continue reading Come to Paddington Fair (1997) by Derek Smith