After the success of Rian Johnson’s original murder-mystery film Knives Out in 2019, Netflix swooped in with a whopping $450 million deal, promising the world two more installments. Next came Glass Onion in 2022, where renowned private detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) sniffed out a murderous billionaire on a beachy island, a far cry from the first movie’s Agatha Christie-esque [...] The post ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Review – Rian Johnson and Josh O’Connor Take Us to Church app...| DiscussingFilm
I was content to return to fictional Bethany, Vermont, and Stewart Taylor’s Detective Franklin Warren and former sort-of-spy, Alice Bellows, and a 1960s changing America with its anti-Vietnam…| Miss Bates Reads Romance
What a kooky mystery book. My mom was visiting for the last few days and she and I love to get our blankets and read (which we indulged in doing) so she was perfectly placed to ask me wha…| faintingviolet
Andrew, Sally "Recipes for Love & Murder. A Tannie Maria Mystery" - 2015 I don't really read many crime stories but we love watching them. H...| momobookblog.blogspot.com
This has to be one of the most unusual of P. D. James’s classic Dalgleish mysteries, and not only because Dalgleish isn’t the central charac...| brianclegg.blogspot.com
What a kooky mystery book. My mom was visiting for the last few days and she and I love to get our blankets and read (which we indulged in doing) so she was perfectly placed to ask me what was going on within the fun orange cover of this book. The quick logline doesn’t really capture the vibe of the| Cannonball Read 17
For me, P. D. James’s Dalgleish mysteries are always slightly compromised by the original TV series. With its hauntingly beautiful theme music and Roy Marsden’s sympathetically approachable if intellectual Dalgleish as a model, the original books can feel a little long, and James’s original Dalgleish a little too cold and unapproachable. Having said that, Death in Holy Orders from 2001 is definitely one of her best.Set in a wild Suffolk seaside location (one that the theme tune seems i...| Now Appearing
It's very rare I pause the book I'm reading because another one has come out - but when it's a new Janice Hallett I really have no choice. And it was well worth the interruption.As we've come to expect from Hallett, the book is made up of forms of communication - in this case texts, WhatsApp group messages and emails, plus transcription of some police recordings. At first sight this is a simple crime setup. We are introduced to Sue and Mal Eastwood who are relatively new at running a pub - ce...| Now Appearing
I have to admit, I was initially drawn to this box set of 13 murder mystery novels because it was just £1.99 ($2.99) on Kindle, but it has proved largely enjoyable. The series features a Scotland Yard murder squad, sent out to help struggling provincial police forces, headed up by the urbane Superintendent Masters and the rough and ready (chief) inspector Green (he was promoted part way through the series), who initially seriously dislike each other, adding to the fun.It's important to reali...| Now Appearing
In writing the murder mystery ‘Truth/Untruth’, the great Mahasweta Devi takes the mickey out of the sub-genre even while soiling her hands in it.| Frontline
Poker Face Season 2 is even more hilarious and chaotic than the first, with Natasha Lyonne delivering her most endearing leading performance yet.| DiscussingFilm
Another Wednesday, another meme!! WWW Wednesday is hosted by Sam over at Taking On A World Of Words with a lovely little community of folks where we talk through the three Ws. What are we…| Lost In The Narrative
Another Wednesday, another meme!! WWW Wednesday is hosted by Sam over at Taking On A World Of Words with a lovely little community of folks where we talk through the three Ws. What are we reading, What have we recently finished, and What’s next to read! I’ve only really made progress on one book this week so […]| Lost In The Narrative
Another Wednesday, another meme!! WWW Wednesday is hosted by Sam over at Taking On A World Of Words with a lovely little community of folks where we talk through the three Ws. What are we reading, …| Lost In The Narrative
I order a variety of books from NetGalley, often Westerns but also popular series I’ve enjoyed in the past. Here are a few I’ve read the last few months and awarded good ratings to: Cit…| worddreams.wordpress.com
