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Forgotten Book - The Dumas ClubArturo Perez-Reverte is an interesting and erudite novelist. A couple of years ago, I reviewed The Flanders Panel on this...
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Endeavour and Goodbye to Inspector MorseI vividly remember watching the first episode of Inspector Morse starring John Thaw as the great Oxford detective and discussing it with...
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The Crime Classics and the Cultural Enterprise awardI was pleased to hear that the British Library Crime Classics have won an award for 'cultural enterprise' in the field of 'creative...
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Forgotten Book - Fear for Miss BetonyFifteen years have passed since I discussed Dorothy Bowers' 1941 novel on this blog, although at that time I'd read the...
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Love Me Fierce in Danger by Steven Powell - reviewJames Ellroy is an extraordinary writer and also a remarkable individual. I met him once, briefly, at an event and had a chat with him as...
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The Popular Culture Association and the Dove AwardI am honoured to be able to report that the Popular Culture Association of the United States has awarded me this year's George N. Dove...
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Forgotten Book - The House of CareW.J. Burley's style of writing is low-key and therefore perhaps an acquired taste. Over the years, I've had several phases of enthusiasm...
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Showstopper by Peter Lovesey - reviewPeter Lovesey is the only writer living in Britain who has received the two top crime writing awards - the CWA Diamond Dagger and MWA Grand...
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A Bigger Splash - 2015 film reviewI came to watch A Bigger Splash via a circuitous route. I decided to track down a song which I loved as a teenager. This was 'Ask...
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Forgotten Book - The Milliner's Hat MysteryI was sorry to learn of the sudden death this week, from a heart attack, of Rupert Heath. Rupert Heath was a literary agent (whose clients...
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Christopher Fowler R.I.P.High-calibre crime writing suffered a grievous loss with the death last week of Christopher Fowler. As is well-known, Chris had...
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Forgotten Book - The Cast to DeathThe Cast to Death is an obscure and very hard-to-find detective novel published by Ernest Benn in 1932. Benn, who published Dorothy...
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A Quiet Place - 2018 film reviewA Quiet Place is a horror film which is rather more sophisticated than many movies in the horror genre. It's enjoyed a huge amount...
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The Mysterious Art of Bookbinding and Bookdealing - Stephen Conway interview part 1I’m currently working on a project that involves the world of books and I’ve discussed aspects of this with a number of very...
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Forgotten Book - To Die Like a GentlemanWhen Robert Barnard published To Die Like Gentleman in 1993, he did so under the pen-name Bernard Bastable, and so he inscribed a copy to...
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Team Balliol's ReunionI've had a busy but hugely enjoyable few days with a number of highlights, including a quite unforgettable evening on Sunday when...
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Literary Trails: Writers in their Landscapes - reviewSome time ago I exchanged some pleasant correspondence with the writer and broadcaster Christina Hardyment, who is not a crime writer but...
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Forgotten Book - The Case of the Abominable SnowmanA publisher asked me recently to become involved with a Christmas writing project. This didn't work out, but the invitation inspired me to...
