Escapism for boys
Jack Higgins’s writing routine was said to start with dinner at his favourite Italian restaurant in Jersey, followed by writing…
In the thieves’ den
‘To get a confession from a proud male factor, it is always better to call for a poet than a…
In the thieves’ den
‘To get a confession from a proud male factor, it is always better to call for a poet than a…
In hot water
It’s good to be back in Spook Street, home of the nation’s secret service. From a handful of locations across…
In hot water
It’s good to be back in Spook Street, home of the nation’s secret service. From a handful of locations across…
A cold case from the Cold War
It is a chastening thought that Boris Johnson’s responsibilities now include MI6. Alan Judd’s latest novel is particularly interesting about…
A cold case from the Cold War
It is a chastening thought that Boris Johnson’s responsibilities now include MI6. Alan Judd’s latest novel is particularly interesting about…
Where there’s a will…
‘Clonakilty, God help us,’ my Irish mother would say automatically when we drove into the town, in pious remembrance of…
Good clean fun
The Detection Club is rather like the House of Lords of British crime writing, though considerably more select. (I should…
Recent crime fiction
Louise Welsh rarely repeats herself, a quality to celebrate in a crime novelist. Her latest novel, A Lovely Way to…
Recent crime fiction
Louise Welsh rarely repeats herself, a quality to celebrate in a crime novelist. Her latest novel, A Lovely Way to…
Bookends: Corpses in the coal hole
Ruth Rendell has probably pulled more surprises on her readers than any other crime writer. But the one she produces…
