Series love: Ruth Downie’s Gaius Petreius Ruso mysteries

Ruth Downie’s crime series set in Roman Britain is my current favourite comfort read. Gaius Petreius Ruso is a Roman … More

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

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

Still Life has an intriguing plot, a twisty and convoluted tale of a body found off the Fife coast. The … More

I’ve enjoyed Joy Ellis’s DI Nikki Galena police procedurals before. Hidden on the Fens, the 11th in the series, has … More

Alejandro Stern is a recurring character in Scott Turow’s Kindle County thrillers. He was the defence lawyer in his most … More

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