A Surprise for Christmas, edited by Martin Edwards

December 24, 2021

A Surprise for Christmas and Other Seasonal Mysteries is the fourth collection of short stories with a wintry theme published as part of the British Library Crime Classics series. Martin Edwards is once again the editor, providing the introduction and background...

Darkness Falls by Robert Bryndza

December 12, 2021

While I liked Darkness Falls, a Kate Marshall thriller by Robert Bryndza, I know there are two words connected to this book that are trigger warnings for some readers. If you can’t or don’t read books with serial killers, this one isn’t for you. If...

The Queen’s Men by Oliver Clements

December 06, 2021

My biggest regret in reading Oliver Clements’ The Queen’s Men is that I didn’t read The Eyes of the Queen first. It’s really only a minor regret though. I don’t know if I’ve ever read a historical mystery that began with so much...

Christmas by the Book by Anne Marie Ryan

November 29, 2021

When you pull out your favorite Christmas books for rereading this year, I hope you’ll consider sampling a new title as well. Anne Marie Ryan’s Christmas by the Book is for those of us who love books, independent bookstores, and the spirit of Christmas. I...

The Man Who Didn’t Fly by Margot Bennett

November 28, 2021

I mentioned Margot Bennett’s mystery, The Man Who Didn’t Fly, just the other day. Part of the British Library Crime Classics series, Martin Edwards wrote the introduction. I have to admit I found the introduction more interesting than most of the story. I...