Tag Archives: mystery

The George Cross series by Tim Sullivan (Head of Zeus)

Posted on August 27, 2026 by drewsmith28

Should you be daunted, or bored even, by the Booker Prize long list, this series may refresh your enthusiasm for reading. I am on the seventh book of currently eight in Tim Sullivan’s George Cross investigations. They are each self … Continue reading →

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Mrs Pearcey by Lottie Moggach (Phoenix)

Posted on March 31, 2026 by drewsmith28

“Hannah and Cosmo’s engagement dinner was being held at his parents’ house in Kensington.” This pastiche of a Victorian potboiler would make an excellent film. Hello, Hollywood! Camden calling – murder, real life crime, coming of age, a mystery to … Continue reading →

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An Island of Suspects by Jean-Luc Bannalec (Minotaur)

Posted on June 4, 2025 by drewsmith28

“Commissaire Georges Dupin had made a new friend.” The first few pages dispel any notion that this investigation will just be another cosy crime. It is literature. It is blue. The sea, the sky, the Bretons even have their own … Continue reading →

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