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Friday, 12 June 2026

Forgotten Book - Frame-Up

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Frame-Up , first published in 1964, is a characteristically snappy murder mystery by Paul Winterton, who by that time was writing as Andrew ...
Wednesday, 10 June 2026

Alibis in the Archive 2026

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Alibis in the Archive is always a highlight in my year. I set up this festival in collaboration with Gladstone's Library back in 2017, a...
Monday, 8 June 2026

Sheila Keating (Sheila Mitchell) R.I.P.

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I'm just back from a hugely enjoyable Alibis in the Archive weekend. However, whilst I was away, I received the sad news that Sheila Kea...
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Friday, 5 June 2026

Forgotten Book - Death is My Bridegroom

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Death is My Bridegroom was published in 1969 by Dominic Devine, shortly after The Sleeping Tiger , a strong and cleverly plotted book with ...
Wednesday, 3 June 2026

A Cure for Wellness - 2016 film review

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A Cure for Wellness , first released ten years ago, is a film that seems to divide opinion, and I can see why. It's certainly visually s...
Monday, 1 June 2026

Black Widow aka The Black Widow

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First, a word of thanks to the loyal readers of this blog. In the month of May, there were more than one million pageviews (over 1.085 milli...
Friday, 29 May 2026

Forgotten Book - A Hero for Leanda

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There's a passing reference to Archbishop Makarios in Andrew Garve's 1958 sailing thriller A Hero for Leanda , and this is, I feel s...
Thursday, 28 May 2026

Back from France

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I've returned to sunny England after a lovely trip to almost equally sunny France that represented a very welcome break before I get stu...
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Monday, 25 May 2026

Flavia - and Alan Bradley

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It's always a source of pleasure when a friend of mine has a novel or series of theirs adapted for film or television, and in the run-up...
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Friday, 22 May 2026

Forgotten Book - Dead Heat

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Dead Heat , first published in 1986, is a lively example of Martin Russell's skill as a crime writer. I've always liked his work and...
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Martin Edwards is a crime novelist who has received the CWA Diamond Dagger, UK crime writing's highest honour, and lifetime achievement awards for his short fiction, crime writing, and scholarship. His latest novel is Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife while five books featuring Rachel Savernake have had award nominations. Martin has received the CWA Dagger in the Library, awarded by UK librarians for his body of work. He is President of the Detection Club, consultant to the British Library’s Crime Classics, and former Chair of the CWA. His contemporary whodunits include The Coffin Trail, first of eight Lake District Mysteries and shortlisted for the Theakston’s Prize for best crime novel of the year. The Arsenic Labyrinth was shortlisted for Lakeland Book of the Year. The Golden Age of Murder and The Life of Crime both won Edgar awards and three other awards, while The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books and Howdunit each won one award and were nominated for four others. He has created an online crime writing course, Crafting Crime and is archivist for the CWA and the Detection Club. NB - no part of this blog may be used for training of or use by AI technologies.
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