Detective novels
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
The true darkness of classic crime
It was more authentic than its “gritty” successors
Murders for June
Prepare to be taken to church – this month offers up rich description, promising debuts, and a clerical mystery that manages moral seriousness
Murders for March
A sinister start to the spring
The salvation of crime fiction
In praise of delectably dark escapism
Murders for February
Gripping books and the promise of another
Murders for the New Year
A dark start to 2023
Murders for December
From Sweden to Bombay
Murders for July
The good, the beautiful and the grotesque
The grand tour
Sex and the cities
Bring back the Law Lords
Tony Blair’s introduction of a US-style Supreme Court has served to undermine the supremacy of Parliament
How can we pay for our cathedrals?
Critics of silent discos in Canterbury Cathedral are silent on how to fund our churches
British universities have a China problem
The increasing influence of the CCP is a threat to free inquiry and free expression
A cut above
Above all is the quietude, broken only by the snipping chatter of several scissors
What became of Tchaikovsky?
Tchaikovsky: 5th symphony etc (ICA Classics)
The ongoing reality of Russian imperialism
People rationalising Russian military intervention are betraying their ignorance of Russian history
Save St John’s Voices
The glorious tradition of British choral singing should be defended
Everyone should be ashamed over Princess Kate but me
They spread unhinged fantasies while I asked sensible questions
Shrimp for breakfast in Sapporo
A culinary adventure with Japan’s finest seafood
The City’s lights are dimming
The Square Mile is increasingly at risk of becoming an irrelevance
