Book review: The Conjure-Man Dies by Rudolph Fisher

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

Series love: Lawrence Block’s Bernie Rhodenbarr mysteries

I’ve been feeling bad that I don’t give series I’ve loved the attention they deserve on the blog. Often I … More

I’m a big fan of noir fiction so I was intrigued to hear more about the non-fiction noir of Paul … More

Since I discovered Lawrence Block a few years ago I’ve read a lot of his novels and was a bit … More

Just when you thought the trope of the world-weary cop with the messed-up life was getting tired, along comes the … More

The opening of The Woman in the Window has a pleasing dissonance. The narrator is watching her neighbours through a … More