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NTN: Mrs Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death by Mark Reutlinger

By DeathBecomesHer

20 November, 2014

Not all crime books have to be gory, graphic or downright dangerous. For example, Agatha Christie’s murder mysteries tend to tax the brain without unsettling the stomach, while Alexander McCall Smith’s No1 Ladies’ Detective Agency books feature a traditionally built female sleuth whose most potent…

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Inspector Singh Investigates: A Calamitous Chinese Killing

By DeathBecomesHer

1 February, 2014

Written by Shamini Flint — Meet Inspector Singh, a rotund, turban wearing Sikh policeman and the bane of his long-suffering bosses at the Singapore Police Department. To the newspapers, he’s the ‘curry cop’, the ‘poppadom policeman’, and a man who gets results in some rather…

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Mr Bazalgette's Agent by Leonard Herrick

By Andre

2 October, 2013

The British Library’s dedication to publishing new editions of lost and forgotten crime fiction is an affirmation of the genre’s importance to the UK’s literary heritage. Mr Bazalgette’s Agent, originally published in 1888, is a concise, captivating novel written in diary form that arrives in…

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CIS: Why No1 Ladies' is now a classic

By DeathBecomesHer

6 September, 2013

As I sit here sipping my red bush tea (artistic licence… it’s PG Tips!), I’ve been reflecting on how long I’ve been acquainted with Mma Precious Ramotswe, and why she deserves her place in the list of classic crime novels. I first met this lovely…

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NTN: Mrs Kaplan and the Matzoh Ball of Death by Mark Reutlinger

Inspector Singh Investigates: A Calamitous Chinese Killing

Mr Bazalgette's Agent by Leonard Herrick

CIS: Why No1 Ladies' is now a classic

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