Monthly Archives: August 2012

Birthdays For The Dead by Stuart MacBride

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

A girl disappears just before her thirteenth birthday. One year later, a birthday card is sent to her parents, containing a photograph of their daughter. As the years go by, the photographs appear with unerring regularity. And in each picture, … Continue reading →

Posted in CWA Daggers, New Author August, Stuart MacBride, Thriller | 9 Comments

The Dime Museum Murders by Daniel Stashower

Posted on August 30, 2012 by

Harry Houdini – master escapologist, somewhat mediocre magician and now detective? While working at a dime museum in order to make ends meet, Houdini and his brother,  Dash Hardeen, are called upon to give their expertise in a tricky matter … Continue reading →

Posted in Daniel Stashower, Harry Houdini, Historical Mysteries, Locked Rooms and Impossible Murders | 5 Comments

Bryant & May On The Loose by Christopher Fowler

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

There have been certain authors that I’ve always meant to include in my blog. I’ve finally got round to M V Carey and, inspired by ticking that box, it’s time to include the final author on my mental list. Christopher … Continue reading →

Posted in Bryant and May, Christopher Fowler, New Author August | 3 Comments

The Secret Of The Haunted Mirror by M V Carey

Posted on August 26, 2012 by

Or, Alfred Hitchcock and the Three Investigators in The Secret of the Haunted Mirror, to be precise. But that wouldn’t fit in the title bar. Having recently written my first review of a mystery aimed at children, namely Death In … Continue reading →

Posted in M V Carey, New Author August, The Three Investigators | 7 Comments

The Killings At Badger’s Drift by Caroline Graham

Posted on August 22, 2012 by

And cue the theramin! 91 episodes at ninety minutes (excluding adverts), ITV has provided us with almost six soild days of Midsomer Murders since the inception of the series back in 1996 – one almost forgets that the popular programme … Continue reading →

Posted in Caroline Graham, DCI Barnaby, New Author August | 15 Comments

No Coffin For The Corpse by Clayton Rawson

Posted on August 20, 2012 by

Murdering someone in the Golden Age of Detective Fiction wasn’t ever a straightforward affair – especially when someone just won’t stay dead and buried. It’s even more inconvenient when that zombi decides that it’s time for revenge – no matter … Continue reading →

Posted in Clayton Rawson, Locked Rooms and Impossible Murders, The Great Merlini | 8 Comments

Cadaver In Chief by Steve Hockensmith

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

A Presidential election is coming soon in the US, and incumbent republican Brick Bradley is ahead in the polls, despite the hint of scandal. No, not the stories about the vice-president, but it seems that there’s a cover-up concerning an … Continue reading →

Posted in Steve Hockensmith | 6 Comments

Bullet For A Star by Stuart Kaminsky

Posted on August 15, 2012 by

1940, Hollywood. Toby Peters, an ex-security guard turned private detective, is hired by Warner Studios to sort out an attempted blackmail of one of its major stars – a gentleman by the name of Errol Flynn. Flynn is no angel, … Continue reading →

Posted in Stuart Kaminsky, Toby Peters | 2 Comments

Whose Body? by Dorothy L Sayers

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

What do you do when you find a naked dead body in your bath – well, naked apart from a pair of gold pince-nez… You call Lord Peter Wimsey, amateur detective and professional bon vivant. As he looks into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Dorothy L Sayers, Lord Peter Wimsey | 14 Comments

Murder In Steeple Martin by Leslie Cookman

Posted on August 10, 2012 by

New Author August continues with another Kindle bargain, the first in a series of (to date) nine mysteries featuring Libby Serjeant, a middle-aged retired actress. In this book, Libby is directing a play written by a local friend about an … Continue reading →

Posted in Lesley Cookman, Libby Serjeant, New Author August | 5 Comments