Classics in September 2015 – a recap
It’s been a nice autumn so far, and hopefully we’ve managed to make it even more glorious for you with our theme month, Classics in…
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CIS: My classics by James Craig
If you’re a reader who loves authentic crime fiction set in contemporary London, there’s a good chance you’ve been enjoying James Craig’s Inspector John Carlyle…
CIS: A classic revisited – The Hours Before Dawn
At a time when domestic suspense is proving increasingly popular – from Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell to Erin Kelly and Gillian Flynn – readers…
CIS: Martha Grimes – Reinventing the British cosy
Is it too soon to call Martha Grimes a classic author? At 84 years old she is still going strong, releasing a book a year on…
CIS: The 10 best classic crime comics
From classic characters to compelling concepts by legendary creators, Alex Thomas of expert website Pipedream Comics looks at 10 of the very best classic crime…
CIS: The novels of Ted Lewis, a doomed genius
What is it about brilliant writing and alcohol? Men like Faulkner, Thomas, Poe, Chandler, Capote, Hemingway and Joyce were no stranger to the bottle. Meanwhile,…
CIS: June Wright, Australia’s queen of crime
“Our very own Agatha Christie,” claims a quote from the Sydney Morning Herald on the cover of June Wright’s Duck Season Death, written in 1955…
CIS: My classics by Luke Delaney
For 16 years, Luke Delaney was a member of the Metropolitan Police in London, mainly in CID. He worked in some of the roughest areas of…
CIS: The Joe Kurtz novels by Dan Simmons
Dan Simmons was already well into his writing career when he began the Joe Kurtz series. Prior to the first book, Hardcase (2001), Simmons was…
CIS: A classic revisited – Red Harvest
Along with Sam Spade, there is hardly a more iconic character in crime fiction history than the aloof yet resolute private eye The Continental Op. And both…
CIS: My classics by Ruth Ware
Take one hen party containing some women with very different personalities, add in varying degrees of closeness and inclusivity, layer with a few dark secrets, and…
CIS: The Flaxborough Chronicles by Colin Watson
Colin Watson was one of those writers who certainly had his day in the sun, but is largely forgotten in these days of supermarket best-sellers…
CIS: A classic revisited – Vertigo
While an Alfred Hitchcock adaptation was always a coup for any author, ultimately the master’s movie tended to overshadow the book – and that is…
CIS: A classic revisited – The Long-Legged Fly
This spartan but stylish New Orleans noir was James Sallis’s debut novel and the first book in his Lew Griffin series. The Long-Legged Fly introduces…
CIS: My classics by Gunnar Staalesen
Tell you what… it’s a real honour to have Norway’s Gunnar Staalesen here on the site during Classics in September. He’s regarded as one of…
CIS: A classic revisited – And Then There Were None
This classic novel doesn’t need much by way of introduction – it’s just been voted the most popular Agatha Christie book ever. With over 100…