The Amazing Test Match Crime
We reviewed Adrian Alington’s 1939 hilarious crime novel during Classics in September 2014 where it landed a five-star rating. A shadowy organisation has hired a…
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Classics in September 2014 – a recap
Well, we hope you enjoyed our month of classic crime fiction as much as we did. During September, we’ve looked at some incredible old crime…
CIS: The Amazing Test Match Crime
Written by Adrian Alington — Adrian Alington’s break in publishing came during World War I when a fellow officer, who happened to be a partner…
CIS: Classics by Bloomsbury Reader part 2
Earlier this month we looked at the five new digital reprints of classic British crime fiction, brought to you by Bloomsbury Reader our sponsor for…
CIS: Beyond Conan Doyle – The best of Sherlock Holmes
The Sherlock Holmes canon – those stories that were written by Arthur Conan Doyle himself – is composed of 56 short stories and four novels.…
CIS: Josephine Tey as author and protagonist
Back in the 1930s and 40s, Josephine Tey was one of the UK’s most celebrated playwrights and novelists. How times change. Nowadays it’s dedicated aficionados…
CIS: My classics by Arne Dahl
When Swedish literary author Jan Arnald writes crime fiction, he uses the name Arne Dahl. His books about Stockholm’s Intercrime Squad – such as The…
CIS: Books to Die For
Whether it’s Golden Age giants or great lost novels, there’s always another crime classic waiting to be discovered. If Classics in September has opened your…
CIS: A guide to the Martin Beck series
Between 1965 and 75, the husband and wife team of Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö (above) wrote a series of 10 police procedurals set in…
CIS: All about Bloomsbury Reader
Crime Fiction Lover is very pleased to bring you Classics in September – a month of good old crime books – with the support of…
CIS: The Devil at Saxon Wall
Written by Gladys Mitchell — First published by Grayson & Grayson in 1935, The Devil at Saxon Wall was the sixth book in Gladys Mitchell’s…
CIS: Lost classics by Arthur Lyons
All too often when I cite Arthur Lyons (1946-2008) as one of my favourite crime writers I am met with a blank expression or something…
CIS: My classics by Cathy Ace
Not only is Cathy Ace the author of the wonderful Cait Morgan Mystery series, but she’s also the Vice President of the Crime Writers of…
CIS: The Quiller Memorandum revisited
In 1965, writing under the pseudonym of Adam Hall, Elleston Trevor published a thriller which, like Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale before it, was to herald a…
CIS: The best of Ngaio Marsh
It might be because her name looks hard to pronounce – Ngaio is said nai-0h, though the Marsh part is easy enough. Or perhaps it’s…
CIS: The 20 greatest classic crime movies of all time
Part of the joy of reading a fantastic new crime novel is to later see it turned into a film. It’s happened just about since…