#1343: Little Fictions – ‘A Case of Identity’ (1964) by Randall Garrett | The Invisible Event
Another Tuesday, another Lord Darcy story, in which Randall Garrett mixes magic and detection in an alternate-history Europe.| The Invisible Event
Randall Garrett’s Lord Darcy stories, where murder and magic mingle in an alternate-history Europe, being a closed set, I had never really thought to consider the gaps between them before now. So here’s the last story on this blog before we take a little break and return to finish the canon next year, it’s… ‘A … Continue reading #1352: Little Fictions – ‘A Matter of Gravity’ (1974) by Randall Garrett| The Invisible Event
A gap of six years followed Randall Garrett’s sole Lord Darcy novel Too Many Magicians (1967) before he returned to the universe. Was that time well-spent in creating another strong fusion of mystery, magic, and murder? Let’s find out with… ‘A Stretch of the Imagination’ (1973) When Lord Arlen, “owner and head of one of … Continue reading #1349: Little Fictions – ‘A Stretch of the Imagination’ (1973) by Randall Garrett| The Invisible Event
More magic, mummery, and misdirection from Randall Garrett’s alternate history Europe, and this time a bit of an impossible crime thrown in to boot. Not that he makes much of that element. Buckle your swashes(?), it’s… ‘The Muddle of the Woad’ (1965) The discovery of a body in a coffin wouldn’t ordinarily be that much … Continue reading #1346: Little Fictions – ‘The Muddle of the Woad’ (1965) by Randall Garrett| The Invisible Event
I’m not entirely sure what I expected from The Murderer’s Ape (2014) by Jakob Wegelius, but it wasn’t a Gulliver’s Travels (1726)-esque multinational adventure written by an intelligent gorilla. And while the book that results is in no way a bad thing, it’s also not really a murder mystery in the vein of what I’m … Continue reading #1319: Minor Felonies – The Murderer’s Ape (2014) by Jakob Wegelius [trans. Peter Graves 2017]| The Invisible Event
Current crime and detective fiction fans needn’t look too hard to find a successful children’s author who transitioned well into writing books for grown-ups, and now Janice Hallett, author of The Appeal (2021) and four subsequent books, is heading in the other direction, with A Box Full of Murders (2025) being her debut for the … Continue reading #1313: Minor Felonies – A Box Full of Murders (2025) by Janice Hallett| The Invisible Event
Another Tuesday, another Lord Darcy story, in which Randall Garrett mixes magic and detection in an alternate-history Europe.| The Invisible Event
About the Book In the heat of the desert, will the trail go cold? Cairo, 1938. Archie Nevenden is many amateur archaeologist; theatre impresario; absent father; potential defector. And now, he̵…| What Cathy Read Next...
Perhaps two decades a go, I read some, but not all, of the Lord Darcy series of stories by Randall Garrett, in which detection is augmented with magic. And I’ve been telling people they’…| The Invisible Event
Welcome to today’s stop on the blog tour for The House at Devil’s Neck by Tom Mead, the latest in the crime series featuring illusionist and solver of seemingly insoluble mysteries, Jos…| What Cathy Read Next...
I have reviewed every Falco novel but a few on this blog. Lindsey Davis is one of the iconic authors of my personal canon. I hugely appreciate her wit, her nuanced and empathic view of humanity, he…| Peat Long's Blog
Hello! I’m back from my break (which I talked a bit about in my substack – I’ve been using that space to do quick diary-style entries!). This week, I’ll be sharing some reviews themed around the past, and then next week it will probably go back to regular reviews with set theme. It’s been a… Read More Book Review: The Riddle of St Leonard’s by Candace Robb| Eustea Reads
Welcome to book spotlight where instead of giving you another book review, I’m just going to talk about books I’ve read recently that I enjoyed. Prepare yourself for the fangirl gushing. I first re…| Keeper of the Wood Between Worlds
Storm has re-contracted bestselling historical mystery author Emily Organ for three new books in the Emma Langley series, following the successful launch of The Whitechapel Widow which has got off to a flying start. Deputy Managing Director Claire Bord has acquired World All Language rights including Film and TV in the three new Emma Langley ... The post Storm signs bestselling historical mystery author Emily Organ for more books in the Emma Langley series appeared first on Storm Publishing.| Storm Publishing
“My New Year’s resolution is to murder a man I’ve never met” — thus does Basil Palmer lay out his intentions at the very start of his journal in Hemlock Bay (2024) by …| The Invisible Event
