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Forgotten Book - The Party at No. 5 aka The Cellar at No. 5I've often written about my enthusiasm for the novels of Shelley Smith. She was an ambitious writer, who was always keen to do something...
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Death at Wolf's Nick by Diane JanesWhen I was up in Berwick recently, Lindsay Allason-Jones kindly gave me a copy of Death at Wolf's Nick by Diane Janes. I've not seen...
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Marv Lachman R.I.P.I was very sorry to learn a few days ago that Marv Lachman, the highly respected American author and commentator on crime fiction, has died....
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Forgotten Book - Crack of DoomLeo Bruce's Crack of Doom is a Carolus Deene story dating from 1963. When published in the USA, it was retitled Such is Death - I can't...
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The Life of Crime wins the Macavity AwardI'm delighted to report that The Life of Crime has won the Macavity award, given by Mystery Readers International, for the best...
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All the Lonely People - in Spain and elsewhere...All the Lonely People is a book that has a special place in my affections, as its appearance way back in 1991 marked the fulfilment...
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Word Monkey by Christopher FowlerRegular readers of this blog will know I was saddened by the death, far too young, of Chris Fowler , who was as...
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Forgotten Book - The Westwood MysteryA. Fielding was a mystery writer who was very, very mysterious. He (or she) wrote more than twenty detective novels, published by...
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The Long Shadow - ITV reviewThe Long Shadow is hardly an original title - I reviewed Celia Fremlin's novel with the same title earlier this month - but it's apt...
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Berwick Literary FestivalI enjoy taking part in literary festivals. Each one has its own personality and special form of appeal, and that was certainly true of the...
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Forgotten Book - The Four False WeaponsHenri Bencolin, the Great Detective who appeared in John Dickson Carr's first four novels returns in The Four False Weapons, a story...
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Forgotten Book - At Last, Mr TolliverAt Last, Mr Tolliver by William Wiegand won the Mary Roberts Rinehart Prize in 1950 (ahead of books by Fay Grissom Stanley,...
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Forgotten Book - A Bone and a Hank of HairMy enthusiasm for the work of Leo Bruce has increased steadily over the years. At first, I was more interested in his early books,...
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Forgotten Book - Someone from the PastMargot Bennett published Someone from the Past in 1958. It was her sixth crime novel and proved to be her last. It won the CWA Gold...
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Bouchercon - a great honour for the future and some great memories from the pastI'm honoured to have been invited to be International Guest of Honour at Bouchercon 2027 in Washington D.C. Of course, I'm extremely...
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Who Killed Father Christmas? - anthology number 50!Tomorrow sees the publication of my 50th anthology of short mystery stories, Who Killed Father Christmas? You guessed, it's another...
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Forgotten Book - The Long ShadowCelia Fremlin's crime writing career began brilliantly, with an Edgar-winning debut, maintained a high level for a considerable stretch,...
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Forgotten Book - Fatal VentureIf I'd read Fatal Venture as a teenager, I wouldn't have been impressed. I tried Freeman Wills Crofts at the age of thirteen or fourteen...
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Return to Sender - 2015 film reviewReturn to Sender stars Rosamund Pike in a part she played shortly before earning global stardom as a result of Gone Girl . This...
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Francis Lee R.I.P.I was sorry to learn yesterday of the death of Francis Lee, the former Manchester City and England footballer. He was a schoolboy hero of...
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The Raging Storm by Ann Cleeves - reviewLast week I had the pleasure of interviewing Ann Cleeves for Barnes & Noble. There was a very good audience with lots of questions and...
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Forgotten Book - The BlackbirderFrom the slavery era right up to the present day, people trafficking has been an ugly trade, as unscrupulous people have cashed in on the...
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The Foreigner - 2017 film reviewThe Foreigner is an entertaining revenge thriller that was released in 2017 to considerable acclaim. The fact that the cast is...
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No Way Out - 1987 film reviewIt isn't often that a remake of a successful and well-made film matches the original, far less surpasses it. One of the rare exceptions to...
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Forgotten Book - Our Jubilee is DeathI've developed an increasing interest in Leo Bruce's detective fiction in recent years and after focusing initially on his pre-war Sergeant...
