What a delight it is to meet up again with Captain Sam Wyndham of the Calcutta CID and his Sergeant and friend, Surrender-Not Banerjee. There are 2 story lines in “Death in the East”, going back and forth between London in 1905 and Assam in 1922. 1905 forms the back-story …
Well, this was a fun read. A whodunnit set inside Buckingham Palace during the Second World War. Against the backdrop of London during the Blitz, a war hero, who is now a royal courtier, is found dead inside the Palace. Although everything seems to point to suicide, it is both …
“You want to believe your husband. She wants to destroy him” And with these words on the front cover of this suspenseful psychological drama, we are led into a world of marriage and affairs and honesty and memories. Of crime and secrets. Of shame and retribution. Sophie and James met …
Oh, the joy of discovering that the ace investigating team of Inspector Chopra (retd) and his trusty sidekick, Ganesh, the baby elephant, are back in business. This 4th adventure of this crack Mumbai team is every bit as delightful as the preceding novels. Like every reader, I’m quite sure, I …
Nothing like your kid sister leaving behind a big fat thriller she’s finished – and a hardback copy, to boot. Such a joy, in this Kindle world. Let me state upfront that I haven’t read any books by Tim Weaver before. Dunno if that somehow coloured my judgement. Shortly after …
I have only fairly recently encountered the wonderful Peter Diamond detective series, so forgive me if I’m late to this particular appreciation society. Diamond Dust, published in 2002, is the best and the most moving of Mr. Lovesey’s books that I’ve read so far. This book, the 7th in the …
Everyone needs a sister like mine. A voracious reader, Jane generously shares her books, her reading lists, her favourite authors, and has introduced me to many good reads over the years. Latest discovery, via kid sister, is Peter Lovesey, whom I am only just now discovering, decades after everyone else. …
Oh, the joy of “discovering” a new writer. Whoops, the slight embarrassment when you realise that everyone else in the world except you already knows about said writer. And so, having got that off my chest, let’s talk about Peter James. I was riveted by “Dead Simple” – published in …
In “The Girl of his dreams”, the 17th in the wonderful Commissario Brunetti series, we once again are privileged to witness the author Donna Leon on top form. Every single book in the series is excellent. Each book, and they are all stand-alone books by the way, is a love-song …
