Category: Detective and crime fiction
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Claire Evans – The Graves of Whitechapel (2020)
Review Having written a collection of short stories about detective work in the Victorian East End, this is of course going to catch my eye, which it did eventually on…
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Victoria Dowd – The Supper Club Murders (2022)
Review This is the third in the Smart Women series, featuring mother and daughter Ursula and Pandora Smart (in-world, supposedly not their real names) and aunt Charlotte, plus some of…
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Agatha Christie – Cards on the Table (1936)
Review I am slowly picking my way through more of the twentieth-century greats’ novels, and Christie’s Poirot novels are excellent travelling companions. Compact and concise, this one was great for…
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Frank Tallis – Mortal Mischief (2005)
Preamble Check out my short story collection of cosy mysteries featuring Victorian “lady detective” Meinir Davies; order now! Or, if you’re a particular Edinburgh enthusiast, try my novella Researcher Wanted, available on…
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Ambrose Parry – The Death of Shame (2025)
Preamble Check out my short story collection of cosy mysteries featuring Victorian “lady detective” Meinir Davies; order now! Or, if you’re a particular Edinburgh enthusiast, try my novella Researcher Wanted, available on…
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Victoria Dowd – Body on the Island (2021)
Review This is the second in the Smart Women series, featuring mother and daughter Ursula and Pandora Smart (in-world, supposedly not their real names), aunt Charlotte, and godmother Mirabelle, plus…
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Martin Edwards – Blackstone Fell (2022)
Preamble Take a look at my short story collection of cosy mysteries featuring Victorian “lady detective” Meinir Davies; order now! Review It’s been a while since I reviewed something that I learnt…
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Arthur Conan Doyle – The Sign of the Four (1890)
Preamble If you’re interested in reading my academic work about detective and crime fiction (free PDFs available), check it out here. Or you can take a look at my short story…
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Carole Lawrence — Edinburgh Twilight (2017)
If you’re interested in nineteenth-century historical crime fiction, take a look at my short story collection of cosy mysteries featuring Victorian “lady detective” Meinir Davies; available now! Or if you’re a fan…
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Jasper Fforde – The Eyre Affair (2001)
Take a look at my short story collection of cosy mysteries featuring Victorian “lady detective” Meinir Davies; order now! Review A slightly absurdist debut novel from the turn of the century, The…
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