The Vinyl Detective by Andrew Cartmel
The Vinyl Detective isn’t actually a real detective. He’s just a young, single Londoner whose name is never revealed. A jazz fanatic, he makes his living digging through the crates at record fairs and in charity shops looking for rare vinyl being sold cheap. When…
The Scrivener by Robin Blake
Having worked as a teacher for many years, Robin Blake became a full-time writer in 1986, publishing works of fiction and non-fiction. Most notably, he is an art historian who has written about Anthony Van Dyck and George Stubbs. However, in the 1990s, Blake made…
The Unfortunate Englishman by John Lawton
John Lawton is not the most prolific author, so when a new book comes along it is something of an event. He made his name with the excellent Frederick Troy novels, and in 2014 he gave us a new character in Then We Take Berlin…
A Tapping at My Door by David Jackson audiobook
Narrated by Jonathan Keeble — The early chapters of this police procedural are tremendously intriguing. A woman copper in Liverpool is murdered in her back garden, with a dead raven splayed over her face. Only when the crime scene investigators remove the bird do they…
All Things Cease to Appear by Elizabeth Brundage
While All Things Cease to Appear does have a suspicious death and violence in it, this book is far, far removed from your conventional crime novel. Sure, it tightens the psychological screws as you read, but the suspense has more to do with atmosphere than…
Death Do Us Part by Steven Dunne
Detective Inspector Damen Brook of Derby CID is back, with a new case and a new set of troubles. An old couple are found dead in their house, in a quiet Derby suburb. Holding hands, both are smartly dressed, their favourite piece of music playing…