Authors / Book Reviews / Joseph Hone / Modern / Non-fiction

The Book Forger (2024) – Joseph Hone

I first discovered the story of Thomas Wise and the 19th Century Pamphlets via two reviews - one from Dorothy L. Sayers and one from Anthony Boucher. They were reviewing two different books, but seemed to find the real life case they both centred on to be a fascinating example of a real-life detective story. Faced with these endorsements, I had to look up the Enquiry Into the Nature of Certain Nineteenth Century Pamphlets - and I quickly became obsessed. Since reading that book…

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27 October, 2024
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Authors / Book Reviews / John Finnemore / Modern

A Puzzle in Postcards – The Researcher’s First Murder

I received a mysterious package in the post last week. It appeared to be a book, but was really a box containing 100 curious postcards, which told the story of many murders. OK, so it was only mysterious because I'd forgot that I backed The Researcher's First Murder on Unbound several months ago and the "book" only just released. I'll call it a book for lack of a better term. This project is the brainchild of John Finnemore - noted British comedy writer. Those…

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7 September, 2024
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News / Video games

The Case of the Thinky Game Jam!

When I began this blog, I'd intended to write about detective games as well as books and short stories. Unfortunately, I didn't manage to get round to it in 2023, but I hope to make up for this in 2024! I'll make up for it a bit right now by introducing you to a raft of new short, mostly free, detective games made by small teams or even a single person. Many of them are even playable within your web browser. I don't know…

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8 January, 2024
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Authors / Book Reviews / Elly Griffiths / Modern / Novels

The Postscript Murders (2020) – Elly Griffiths

As a Golden Age of Detection fanatic, me reviewing a modern crime novel is a bit like a velociraptor reviewing an iPhone. But Elly Griffiths' The Postscript Murders has a stronger than usual connection to the Golden Age.The story starts with the death of Peggy Smith, ninety-year-old resident of the Seaview Apartments in Shoreham on Sea. Her carer, Natalka, thinks she was murdered, and through force of personality manages to convince DS Harbinder Kaur, Peggy's neighbour Edwin, and the owner of a local cafe,…

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18 September, 2023
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