Thanks to the ongoing efforts of the wonderful British Library Crime Classics range, I have an improving impression of the work of Ethel Lina White — the excellent ‘Water Running Out’ (1927) was included in the Crimes of Cymru [ss] (2023) collection and The Wheel Spins (1936) was a superb little thriller which did well … Continue reading #1344: The Spiral Staircase, a.k.a. Some Must Watch (1933) by Ethel Lina White| The Invisible Event
The Jealous One is my first experience reading Celia Fremlin. It is the story of a disappearing neighbor, a disintegrating marriage, and tensions in suburbia. It mixes elements of mystery, domestic suspense, and beautifully observed social drama. All wrapped up in middle class anxiety.| Mysteries Ahoy!
We have given a lot of space here to the Queens of Crime. More and more, however I’ve been turning my attentions to the Duchesses of Domestic Suspense! To my great shame, I haven’t yet read anything by Patricia Highsmith, a troubled woman whose books focused on the abnormal and most frightening members of the human … Continue reading A FRENZY OF ENVY: Celia Fremlin’s The Jealous One| Ah Sweet Mystery!
I think I’m growing tired of these covers of modern cozy mysteries, with their punny titles, cutesy illustrations, and snarky tag lines: The cover of The Dead Friend Project, Joanna Wallace’s secon…| Ah Sweet Mystery!
Let’s say A wants to kill B. (It’s a perfectly acceptable conversation starter around here.) If we’re in a whodunnit, A and B are hanging around with C, D, E, F, and G, who also&nbs…| Ah Sweet Mystery!
