September, traditionally one of the weakest months for the number of books that I manage to read. Term starts, with its usual plethora of distractions as classes begin again and piles of paperwork cut into my reading time. And buying a PS5 probably didn’t help either, as I run around Japan assassinating people. Thanks to […]| In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel
1928, New Year’s Eve, Dartmoor. Ravenswick Abbey, the family seat of the Ravenswick family. A gathering for family and faithful servants is arranged in the upstairs room of the bed-bound Lord Ravenswick. Nine people step into the lift. The lights go out and a gunshot is heard – and when the lights come back on, […]| In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel