The Conjure-Man Dies is believed to be the first detective novel by an African-American author, published in 1932. Rudolph Fisher … More
Tag: golden age mystery
Book review: A Surprise for Christmas edited by Martin Edwards
A Surprise for Christmas, from the British Library Crime Classics series, is a selection of classic crime stories with a Christmas … More
Book review: Crossed Skis by Carol Carnac
Carol Carnac is one of the pseudonyms used by Edith Caroline Rivett, who also wrote mysteries as ECR Lorac. Crossed … More
SPOILER review: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie (Hercule Poirot #4)
If you don’t want to know how this book ends, look away now … I don’t normally do spoiler … More
Book review: Death of a Doll by Hilda Lawrence
Death of a Doll was first published in 1947 and has been reissued by Agora Books. Like the British Library … More
Book review: Murder in the Mill-Race by ECR Lorac
Murder in the Mill-Race, first published in 1952, is reissued as a British Library Crime Classic. It struck me as … More
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