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Book Review: This Night’s Foul Work by Fred Vargas
This Night’s Foul Work (2008) by Fred Vargas and translated by Sian Reynolds This Night’s Foul Work, by Fred Vargas (2008) Sian Reynolds, translator Pages: 409 Series: Commissionaire Adamsberg, 5 This...
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“Galveston” by Nic Pizzolatto
“Galveston” (2010) by Nic Pizzolatto is a short, emotionally charged crime story about three people on the run. “Galveston” was nominated for the Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 2011. The novel...
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“Smilla’s Sense of Snow” by Peter Høeg with trs. by Tiina Nunnally
Peter Hoeg’s internationally bestselling novel was originally published under the Danish title of Froken Smillas fornemmelse for sne in 1992. Tiina Nunnally translated the novel in 1993 under the title...
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Public Domain Book: A Study in Scarlet (1887)
The news piece about Arthur Conan Doyle estate losing their copyright for Sherlock Holmes for works published before Jan 1, 1923 prompted me to read A Study in Scarlet. I’ve wanted to read Sherlock...
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The Sign of Four -Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of Four was published in 1890 and it is the second adventure of Sherlock Holmes and his friend and companion, Dr. John Watson, MD. Holmes labels this next case as the “Mysterious Business of...
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The Hound of the Baskervilles – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was published in 1902 and it concludes my reading of Sherlock Holmes after finishing two earlier stories: A Study in Scarlet (1887) and The Sign...
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The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler
This is my entry to Rich Westwood’s 1939 challenge hosted at Past Offences. The challenge is for readers to review a mystery, story or film that first appeared in 1939. The Big Sleep fits that criteria...
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Envious Casca: Georgette Heyer
Georgette Heyer (1902 to 1974) wrote only 12 mysteries in her lifetime. She’s more well-known for her Regency Romances. She published ENVIOUS CASCA in 1941. It is a locked room mystery that’s...
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The Blank Wall – Elisabeth Sanxay Holding
“The Blank Wall” by Elizabeth Sanxay Holding, 1947 American writer Elisabeth Sanxay Holding (1889 to 1955) was a short story novelist and a popular writer of detective fiction during the 1930’s and...
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Madam, Will You Talk? by Mary Stewart
Madam, Will You Talk? Coronet Books, 1975 Edition, paperback, 191 pages I’ve been a fan of British author, Mary Stewart (1916 to 2014) since reading and enjoying Airs Above the Ground (1965) and Nine...
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