Category: Crime

E. V. Cunningham: Penelope

I have finished quite a few books recently but haven't been in the mood for posting. However, this book needs telling about it :)Last weekend my mother came by and left some old books behind for me to have, and this one I happened to catch my attenti… more »

John Curran: Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks

This is a book for fans only. It is about the working methods of Agatha Christie, based on a large number of notebooks found in her house, which she is known to have used for noting ideas, outlining plots etc. It discusses her methods, and some tim… more »

"Shakespeare's Landlord" by Charlaine Harris

This is a crime novel. The detective is called Lily Bard and the setting is the village Shakespeare in Arkansas. We slowly get to know the village as well as the detective, the story builds up very nicely. I did spot the vital clue rather early, which… more »

Baroness Orczy: The old man in the Corner

Following Tommy and Tuppence detective story references again, I found this one, even in a Danish translation.In short: Cite little book.The longer version:These curious little stories takes place in about 1901 and fingerprints etc. is not ye… more »

Mary Higgings Clark: All Through the Night

Cosy and warm crime story, in an Agatha Christie like way. A bit like Tommy and Tuppence. Elderly couple, she is a crime solving mind, he helps out a bit. Mostly about things going on in the local community. I might read more of these, since I am done… more »