Monthly Archives: December 2012

My Reviewing Resolutions for 2013

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

And so 2012 draws to a close and 2013 beckons. I’m really pleased that my blog is still going strong and that people are still enjoying it. I would like to give a big thank you to all of my … Continue reading →

Posted in General | 8 Comments

The ISOTCMN Awards for 2012

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

2012, the second year of my blog, and 141 books reviewed. Blimey. So how on earth to summarise all those? Well, for an overview of the year, you could check out the Puzzlies page which gives a month-by-month breakdown. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, Eric Keith, Paul Halter | 8 Comments

The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – December 2012

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

Not quite the end of the month, but with a year-end post coming up, it’s time for the December 2012 Puzzly, aka the In Search Of The Classic Mystery Novel book of the month “award”. It’s part of the Mysteries … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, Eric Keith, Paul Halter | 4 Comments

The Demon of Dartmoor by Paul Halter

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

In the village of Stapleford, the lady of the manor falls to her death down a flight of stairs. Witnesses said that she didn’t fall but was pushed by an invisible assailant. Fifty years later, history repeats itself, as, over … Continue reading →

Posted in Alan Twist, Locked Rooms and Impossible Murders, Paul Halter | 12 Comments

The Magician’s Death by Paul Doherty

Posted on December 24, 2012 by

Two years, I’ve been blogging about mystery novels. Well, two years and three days, but what’s three days between friends? Throughout this time, I’ve kept one thing foremost in my mind – read what I want to read. Despite this … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction Challenge, Historical Mysteries, Hugh Corbett, Locked Rooms and Impossible Murders, Paul Doherty | 7 Comments

The Monk Who Vanished by Peter Tremayne

Posted on December 23, 2012 by

The Abbey of Imleach, in south west Ireland, is one of the centres of the Irish faith. When a failed assassination attempt on her brother, the king of Muman, sends Fidelma to the abbey following a lead, she encounters another … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction Challenge, Historical Mysteries, Peter Tremayne, Sister Fidelma | 9 Comments

The Relic Murders by Paul Doherty

Posted on December 22, 2012 by

1523, London and Henry VIII’s eye is beginning to wander in the direction of Anne Boleyn. Meanwhile, due to Roger Shallot ’s machinations, his master, Benjamin Daunbey, is sent to Italy on a diplomatic mission. Sworn to avoid Benjamin’s beloved … Continue reading →

Posted in Historical Fiction Challenge, Historical Mysteries, Michael Clynes, Paul Doherty, Roger Shallot | 4 Comments

Christmas Mourning by Andrea Frazer

Posted on December 17, 2012 by

Inspector Falconer has accepted an invite to spend Christmas with his sergeant, Carmichael, and his family in the village of Castle Farthing. Meanwhile, local busybody and pain-in-the-bottom Digby Jeffries, having spent the best part of his recent life annoying everyone … Continue reading →

Posted in Andrea Frazer | 9 Comments

I Remember You by Martin Edwards

Posted on December 16, 2012 by

Harry Devlin has a new client, Finbar Rogan, a tattooist by trade and ladies man by night. When Rogan’s studio is torched, it seems accidental, until a bomb under his car convinces the police, and Harry, otherwise. Harry is managing … Continue reading →

Posted in Harry Devlin, Martin Edwards | 7 Comments

Green For Danger by Christianna Brand

Posted on December 8, 2012 by

I’ve had a bit of a spree of historical mysteries recently – Nine Man’s Murder being the only one out of the last ten books that wasn’t one – so I figured it was time to step back into the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianna Brand, Inspector Cockrill | 11 Comments