Murder by Lamplight by Patrice McDonough

February 20, 2024

I love the discovery of a debut novel. Patrice McDonough’s Murder by Lamplight is a fast-paced, fascinating historical mystery set in Victorian England in 1866. It features two protagonists who have been through rough times. Despite their differences,...

Traitors Gate by Jeffrey Archer

September 26, 2023

If heist novels are favorites, you might want to pick up Jeffrey Archer’s latest William Warwick novel, Traitors Gate. I’ll admit it’s easier to jump into it, though, if you’re following the series. The series began with Nothing Ventured. Next...

Bats in the Belfry by E.C.R. Lorac

September 26, 2021

Bats in the Belfry by E.C.R. Lorac is another of the British Library Crime Classics with an introduction by Martin Edwards. After I read and reviewed Checkmate to Murder by Lorac in March, I ordered the rest of her mysteries that are available in the British Library...

The Last Commandment by Scott Shepherd

July 13, 2021

When reading The Last Commandment, it’s obvious author Scott Shepherd wrote for TV shows such as The Equalizer and Miami Vice. Although it’s labeled “An Austin Grant of Scotland Yard Novel”, a story about a man’s final case, even the...

A Fatal Lie by Charles Todd

February 13, 2021

I like Charles Todd’s Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries more than I do the Bess Crawford ones. However, I was disappointed in A Fatal Lie, the latest in the series. Chief Superintendent Markham of Scotland Yard is not happy with Rutledge, so he assigns him a case...