Golden Age

Death on Ice by RO Thorp

By Erin Britton

4 March, 2025

It’s all aboard for murder and mayhem as the Dauphin, an unusually luxurious marine research vessel, sets sail from Northern England and makes for the frigid waters of the Arctic. Among the passengers, an eclectic mix of wealthy tourists and single-minded researchers, are Rose and…

iBook Kindle Print Reviews

The Bells of Westminster by Leonora Nattrass

By Paul Burke

13 November, 2024

Leonora Nattrass quickly became a favourite in historical crime fiction with her Laurence Jago series which began with Black Drop and involves the espionage, politics and criminality of 1790s England and its empire. Literary tales with a light touch, her books have similar appeal to…

Kindle Print Reviews

The Labyrinth House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

By Vicki Weisfeld

17 October, 2024

Translated by Ho-Ling Wong — The winner of three national awards for mystery writing in Japan, Yukito Ayatsuji is one of the country’s most famous authors who favours the traditional Honkaku mystery format. His Bizarre House Mysteries began in 1987 with The Decagon House Murders…

Print Reviews

Writing the Murder edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V Hirst

By Paul Burke

24 September, 2024

Ever wanted to write crime fiction or at least to understand how good crime fiction works? Perhaps explore the reasons why we love it so much? Writing the Murder: Essays in Crafting Crime Fiction aims to provide insight into the art of the murder mystery…

Kindle Print Reviews

Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness by Mark Aldridge

By Paul Burke

10 September, 2024

Even today, Agatha Christie still outsells nearly all other crime fiction writers and our fascination with her clever, quiet amateur detective, Miss Jane Marple, is evergreen. That is obvious from the continuing popularity of the TV series, even as the batten is handed between actors…

Kindle Print Reviews

Murder Under the Sun edited by Cecily Gayford

By Erin Britton

9 May, 2024

Sun, sea, sand and slaughter. What more could a body want from a summer holiday? Well, perhaps a decent all-you-can-eat buffet, a prime pool-side position and a good book to while away the time with. Luckily, Murder Under the Sun has the latter requirement covered…

iBook Kindle Print Reviews

The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

By Sonja van der Westhuizen

4 April, 2024

A new Stuart Turton novel is always met with great anticipation and high expectations. The author, who frequently draws inspiration from Golden Age crime fiction, is undoubtedly skilled at crafting original mysteries. In his latest high-concept thriller he creates an entirely fictitious and post-apocalyptic setting…

Kindle Print Reviews

Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin

By Erin Britton

6 December, 2023

Travel back in time to the Golden Age of Murder this Christmas with Joan Coggin’s fiendishly humorous Who Killed the Curate? Originally published in 1944 and set in 1937, it introduces the scatterbrained and remarkably good-natured Lady Lupin Lorimer Hastings, an unlikely amateur sleuth who…

Crime Fiction Lover

Death on Ice by RO Thorp

The Bells of Westminster by Leonora Nattrass

The Labyrinth House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

Writing the Murder edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V Hirst

Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedness by Mark Aldridge

Murder Under the Sun edited by Cecily Gayford

The Last Murder at the End of the World by Stuart Turton

Who Killed the Curate? by Joan Coggin

Navigation

Recent Comments

The complete guide to Bosch on Amazon Prime

Beck is back on BBC Four with season 10

On the Radar: Beware the Zamboni driver

Arctic Circle season 3: Finnish crime show back on Channel 4

Interview: Patricia Wolf

Categories