I’ve been a keen reader of the British Library Crime Classics series since they first started reissuing Golden Age Crime back in 2012, and it’s been fascinating to watch the development…

In medieval times, Christmas was not a single day but an extended festival incorporating saints’ days and feast days, beginning on 25 December and ending on 5 January. Stories for the 12 Days of Chris...

Available now for pre-order. Please note that all orders will be despatched after the publication date.  As it came closer Dick felt that shuddering faintness, which often affected him in the presence...

Cosmic Horror From 1908                                                                                       ...

A mouth-watering feast of crime fiction, including stories of mushroom murders, brown bread spread with bacillus botulinus, and tales in which the identity of killers is proved by a purchase of fillet...

Vinyl is back! For some, it never really went away. But whether you are a life-long aficionado, a penitent former CD head or recent convert to the format, The Philosophy of Vinyl is a book aimed at en...

While the British writer Norah Lofts was best known for her historical novels, she also wrote four mysteries/thrillers under the pen name Peter Curtis. Lady Living Alone, which the British Library …

If the Devil Learnt to Play Violin  J.Meade Falkner is probably best known for the novel  Moonf...

Royaume-Uni: loin de la remise à outils, des abris de jardin convertis en "petits paradis"

“You are perhaps aware of his predilection for involving himself in criminology? It would surely be disastrous to his health if at this time when he so sorely needs rest he were to be brought in contact with something which would disturb his repose and retard his recovery?” Dr Thomas smiled. “I don’t know. He likes that sort of thing. It might do him a power of good.”

Villainous vicars and perished parsons abound in this collection of short stories from the British Library. Some members of the clergy are sleuths, some are suspects and some are victims in these s…

The Curse of the Other World                                                Born in London in ...

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