While away the winter with would-be classics

Not all is grim and gloom in the British Library’s Tales of the Weird series

Pass the time by these passages into times present and past: post-war to Covid-era

From Shakespeare to Agatha Christie, crime novels invoke the genre’s heritage, sometimes ably and sometimes not

As the days quicken and the shadows lengthen, our thoughts turn naturally to murder

Professor Jeremy Black rounds up the best autumnal reads that are successful in grounding a sense of place

Four mysteries, three successes, two surprises and one flop

Crime and thriller titles have replaced Strictly Come Dancing as the new craze for celebrities

A sampling of mysteries that capture the life and geography of places elsewhere

What masterpieces hide on tired and musty shelves?