A gripping twisty little thriller set in a evocative - if underused - location and populated by a range of deeply unpleasant characters, one of whom doesn't survive much beyond the opening scene!
Book Review: Murder on Lake Garda, Tom Hindle
Tag: Agatha Christie
Translation: A Murder is Announced, Agatha Christie
Continuing to progress my learning of Italian, I have started to read Agatha Christie's A Murder in Announced in Italian! Although I have not read the novel in English before, I found the juxtaposition of Italian language and quintessentially English placenames and character names highly incongruous and amusing! Why am I posting this... it is… Continue reading Translation: A Murder is Announced, Agatha Christie
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Top Five Saturday: Books On My Wishlist
PREVIOUS TOP FIVE SATURDAY LISTS: 8th August 2020: Underrated Books and Hidden Gems22nd August 2020: Young Adult Books29th August 2020: Detective Fiction12th September 2020: Science Fiction19th September 2020: Award Winners26th September 2020: Guilty Pleasure Reads Oh my goodness, life has become so busy and time pressured since work began again... barely a moment to keep… Continue reading Top Five Saturday: Books On My Wishlist
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Moonflower Murders, Anthony Horowitz
Anthony Horowitz... creator of Alex Rider and Christopher Foyle, writer for Midsomer Murders from its inception, trusted with the legacy of Sherlock Holmes and James Bond. If you were ever looking for a safe pair of hands for a light-hearted, entertaining detective novel, Anthony Horowitz is it! His two recent (currently unconnected but very similar)… Continue reading Moonflower Murders, Anthony Horowitz
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The Mitford Murders, Jessica Fellowes
What a classy cover! Don't be judging a book by its cover, but even so... classy! I want to describe it as being in an art deco style but I'm not entirely sure what that term means... Similarly classy is the pedigree of the author: Jessica Fellowes is a well renowned journalist and editor; she… Continue reading The Mitford Murders, Jessica Fellowes
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The Mystery of Three Quarters, Sophie Hannah
Hercule Poirot. Arrogant and dandy and moustache firmly in place. An extended cast of somewhat two-dimensional characters. A convoluted and contrived plot - very contrived in this instance. Very contrived. Let's face is, when the plot of a novel revolves around the construction of a battenburg cake, that novel is - for fear of being… Continue reading The Mystery of Three Quarters, Sophie Hannah
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Magpie Murders, Anthony Horowitz
Detective fiction is a funny thing. The moment of most conflict and drama generally takes place outside the narrative, often before detective has been called in. The narrative arc is pretty formulaic: scenes are inspected, witnesses interviewed, discrepancies explored. And the conclusion is pretty predicable: the culprit is identified and society made safe from him… Continue reading Magpie Murders, Anthony Horowitz
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