'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?'

I've mentioned E.R. Punshon several times in this blog. There's not much doubt he's a forgotten writer, and the first time I rea...

The History Boys , a successful film of Alan Bennett's acclaimed play, is not a work of crime fiction. But I want to say a few words abo...

Seven , David Fincher's 1995 film, is one of the best serial killer films ever made. I first watched it on television a couple of years ...

At around the turn of the year, I was delighted to receive a copy of Kate Clarke's latest true crime book, Lethal Alliance . Like many a...

The Red Right Hand is a remarkable American crime novel that I've mentioned fleetingly on this blog in the past. It was written by Joel...

Having enjoyed Shizuko Natsuki's The Third Lady a while back, I was tempted to sample her work again, and this led to my reading today...

From Hell is a 2001 movie about Jack the Ripper which is based on a graphic novel and stars Johnny Depp. I'd heard good things about it...

Drive is an American gangster thriller from 2011, but in describing it as a "gangster thriller" (or, I might have said, a "h...

Harbour Street is the latest book written by Ann Cleeves and featuring DI Vera Stanhope. It's just been published, and one of my Christm...

Nemesis was one of Agatha Christie's last books, and by common consent it falls some way short of being a masterpiece. Yet, such is the...