Mark Haddon’s The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time was everywhere when it came out […]
The History of Bees, by Maja Lunde
Bees have fascinated humans for centuries, I suppose, because it’s unsettling to see such small […]
The Essex Serpent, by Sarah Perry
I’ve been hearing about The Essex Serpent, by Sarah Perry, for over a year. I was […]
The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter, by Theodora Goss
Theodora Goss’ The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter is a delight for lovers of classic science […]
A Study in Scarlet Women, by Sherry Thomas
Sherry Thomas’ A Study in Scarlet Women is an unabashedly feminist pastiche of Sherlock Holmes. In […]
The Amber Shadows, by Lucy Ribchester
By the time I finished reading Lucy Ribchester’s The Amber Shadows, I felt like I was […]
Ruined Stones, by Eric Reed
If it hadn’t been for the war, Grace Baxter would never have been able to […]
Arrowood, by Mick Finlay
William Arrowood hates Sherlock Holmes. The damned man is on everyone’s lips as the best […]
Murder on Black Swan Lane, by Andrea Penrose
With Murder on Black Swan Lane, Andrea Penrose launches a new series featuring the satirical cartoonish […]
The Weight of Ink, by Rachel Kadish
The truism that history repeats itself is even more true in fiction. Rachel Kadish’s The Weight […]