Having just finished Ann Radcliffe’s ‘The Italian’, I spotted a modern Gothic/horror book available to review. The book is ‘The […]
We’ve loved M. W. Craven since we read The Puppet Show. It wasn’t his first book – we had to […]
Pax is a truly heart-warming story about the unbreakable bond between a teenage boy, Peter, and his fox, who the […]
For the fourth instalment of The Thursday Murder Club, the residents of Coopers Chase find themselves meddling with an international […]
Mike Craven is no stranger to these pages, his Washington Poe / Tilly Bradshaw detective novels are superb. There are […]
In this fourth instalment of the Banyard and Mingle mysteries, Seraph of the Sallow Grove, it starts strong. Within a […]
Plenty was going on in 2022, and the highlights are all so bright they are easy to pick out. Here’s […]
The thing about Richard Osman is that in three quick bouts, he’s become the undisputed champion of cosy mysteries. Technically, […]
Layered like the shattered striations of the lithosphere, strap yourselves in for a multi-meta celebration of crime from Catherine Ryan […]
Having impressed everyone with the atmospheric novel, Mexican Gothic, we are now treated to a combination of science fiction and […]
For those unfamiliar with Washington Poe and Tilly Bradshaw, they are the detective duo of the modern era. Like Holmes […]
There are two important translations of The Mabinogion. Lady Charlotte Guest created translations starting in 1838, which were the main […]
The Sand and Shadows series spins out of the Shelby Nichols series of books and remains close-knit to the original […]
After playing games with strangers on an online video chat platform, things go terribly wrong for housemates Rachel and Chloe. […]
Part of the quick reads programme from The Reading Agency, ‘The Cutting Season’ is already rubber-stamped as great storytelling and […]
Otto Penzler has gathered together fourteen stories of impossible crimes, all part of the locked-room mystery cannon, despite some great […]
This year has seen an amazing and dazzling stream of new music and fiction, which we’re exited to review in […]
The Book of Sand is an immersive and rich story that will dry out your mouth and scratch your skin […]
Collected gothic horror, ghost stories, and twisted tales have a long history. Damnable Tales is a century-spanning celebration of the […]
In this second instalment of The Thursday Murder Club Mysteries, the edges are extended in all directions. There is more […]
Menna van Praag has crafted a wonderful supernatural story that is firmly rooted in the real world. The story follows […]
The Sanatorium is a neat blend of detective fiction, psychological discomfort, and blizzard-swept house of horror. After a cinematic introduction […]
I write this briefly, sitting in the deathly-cold bath that Osman has trapped me in. It has been more than […]
M. W. Craven has really outdone himself on this one. The simplest way to describe this book is that you’ll […]