Crime Fiction
The slain in Spain, and Belfast again
This police drama tidies up loose ends just enough, but still leaves the viewers wanting more
Reboot camp
In the desperate hunt for stories, adaptations are now all-dominant
Murders for June
Murders haunt the longest days as well as the shortest
Murders for April
April is the cruellest month, breeding detective fiction out of the dry land
Murders for March
Sharp lines, twisting plots and colourful characters
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
Good cops and bad spies
Intelligence services as portrayed on-screen are pretty ghastly places to work
Murders for the New Year
From Oxford to Italy, the murders continue in 2024
Murders for December
A cornucopia of killings for the Christmas season
Dark obsessions of the Demon Dog
Love Me Fierce in Danger reads as a book for fans, inured to the World of Ellroy