Showing posts with label murder. Show all posts
Showing posts with label murder. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 10, 2012

A Problem With Genre - Master Of The Moor by Ruth Rendell

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As crime fiction goes, The Master of The Moor by Ruth Rendell is perhaps one of the more subtle examples. The action is set in a moorland co...
Tuesday, October 25, 2011

The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally

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The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith by Thomas Keneally is based on the life of an Australian bushranger called Jimmy Governor. Fictionalised as Ji...
Friday, July 8, 2011

A review of The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold

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Helen Knightly takes her clothes off for a living. It’s not what you think: she’s a respectable mother of two. She is Knightly by name, but ...
Monday, July 26, 2010

Dan Leno And The Limehouse Golem by Peter Ackroyd

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Dan Leno And The Limehouse Golem is quite simply a masterpiece. Every aspect of the novel is remarkable. It’s a whodunit, though it suggests...
Saturday, November 22, 2008

Pain Wears No Mask by Nik Morton

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Pain Wears No Mask by Nik Morton is no ordinary thriller. It has an extra dimension that constantly encourages the reader to take an interes...
Tuesday, July 15, 2008

In Cold Blood by Truman Capote: Crime, punishment, and more

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In Cold Blood by Truman Capote was published in 1966, and is based on events that happened almost fifty years ago. The events were real. Thi...
Saturday, November 24, 2007

A review of The Debt to Pleasure by John Lanchester

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One of my greatest pleasures is eating, so I must cook. I savour, therefore I cook. I like tasty food made with fresh ingredients that addre...
Saturday, September 15, 2007

A Million Would Be Nice by Ken Scott

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I don’t read many books that claim membership of a genre. In my humble opinion, a work of fiction should aspire to create its own world, des...