Book review: The Drowned City by KJ Maitland (Daniel Pursglove #1)

The Drowned City is the first in a new series, and under a new name, by historical mystery writer Karen … More

Book review: Slough House by Mick Herron (Slough House #7)

The latest Slough House novel is always a treat. This one — which is actually called Slough House — eviscerates … More

Of course, mothers are everywhere, in life and in fiction. There aren’t many novels that don’t have a mother in … More

Millie Spark has been released after serving a quarter of a century in prison for the murder of her boyfriend. … More

The Conjure-Man Dies is believed to be the first detective novel by an African-American author, published in 1932. Rudolph Fisher … More

Vera Kelly is posing as a Canadian student in Buenos Aires in 1966, but she is actually working for the … More

The Coffinmaker’s Garden is the third in the Ash Henderson series but also features the ‘Misfit Mob’, the team of … More

I don’t often take part in group giveaways. Sometimes I feel overwhelmed by a wall of books with very little in … More

Denise Mina is always willing to grapple with the darkest issues, and the people society overlooks. The Less Dead has … More

I haven’t read as many new releases as usual this year. Partly, of course, because a lot of books have … More