• Matt Wesolowski – Changeling (2019) and Beast (2020)

    Preamble As I read and write and think a lot about detective and crime fiction, I’m starting to put together quick, bite-size reviews of the books in these genres. Sadly, capacity is too limited to cover all the films and TV series I watch too, but these might be added in the future.  Reviews aren’t…

  • J.M. Hall – A Spoonful of Murder (2022)

    Preamble As I read and write and think a lot about detective and crime fiction, I’m starting to put together quick, bite-size reviews of the books in these genres. Sadly, capacity is too limited to cover all the films and TV series I watch too, but these might be added in the future.  The ‘see…

  • Will Carver – Psychopaths Anonymous (2021)

    Preamble As I read and write and think a lot about detective and crime fiction, I’m starting to put together quick, bite-size reviews of the books in these genres. Sadly, capacity is too limited to cover all the films and TV series I watch too, but these might be added in the future. The ‘see…

  • Frédéric Dard – The Wicked Go to Hell (1956)

    Preamble As I read and write and think a lot about detective and crime fiction, I’m starting to put together quick, bite-size reviews of the books in these genres. Sadly, capacity is too limited to cover all the films and TV series I watch too, but these might be added in the future.  The ‘see…

  • Lucy Foley – The Paris Apartment (2022)

    Preamble As I read and write and think a lot about detective and crime fiction, I’m starting to put together quick, bite-size reviews of the books in these genres. Sadly, capacity is too limited to cover all the films and TV series I watch too, but these might be added in the future.  The ‘see…

  • Lucy Foley – The Guest List (2020)

    Preamble As I read and write and think a lot about detective and crime fiction, I’m starting to put together quick, bite-size reviews of the books in these genres. Sadly, capacity is too limited to cover all the films and TV series I watch too, but these might be added in the future.  The ‘see…

  • Lucy Foley – The Hunting Party (2018)

    Preamble As I read and write and think a lot about detective and crime fiction, I’m starting to put together quick, bite-size reviews of the books in these genres. Sadly, capacity is too limited to cover all the films and TV series I watch too, but these might be added in the future.  The ‘see…

  • Lynn Shepherd – Murder at Mansfield Park (2010)

    Preamble As I read and write and think a lot about detective and crime fiction, I’m starting to put together quick, bite-size reviews of the books in these genres. Sadly, capacity is too limited to cover all the films and TV series I watch too, but these might be added in the future.  The ‘see…

  • Will Carver – Good Samaritans (2018)

    Good Samaritans follows a set of characters – murders, victims, investigators, and witnesses – through the week leading up to a specific murder and the week thereafter.

  • Silvia Moreno-Garcia – Mexican Gothic (2020)

    Preamble This is a repost of a review initially published on Medium in 2021. See also These lists capture other stories and characters that I thought of as I was reading this piece. I won’t explain why, to avoid spoilers, but they’re associations and not ‘if you liked this, then you’ll love…’ recommendations! Review (5…