‘Presumption of Death’ (2002) vibrantly mixes history, mystery
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Walsh takes inspiration from even sketchier materials but again makes us feel we’re reading a lost Sayers novel.
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‘Presumption of Death’ (2002) vibrantly mixes history, mystery
Wimsey, Vane take next marital step in ‘Thrones, Dominations’ (1998)
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Four books about Sayers’ mystery-solving spouses weren’t enough for you? Walsh has you covered with an elite pastiche novel.
Pearse’s ‘The Sanatorium’ (2021) isn’t all there, mentally
Book club book report: The setting of a hotel carved out of a sanatorium should be evocative, but it’s written flat enough for cross-country skiing.
‘Passing of Mr. Quinn’ (1928) a fascinating resurrection of the past
Sleuthing Sunday (Book review): Reprinted in 2018, the only novelization of an Agatha Christie movie is fascinating and bizarrely readable.
All 11 ‘Hannibal’ books, movies and TV shows, ranked
Rankings list: This might be RFMC’s tastiest rankings list yet: the novels, films and television series of Thomas Harris’ “Hannibal Lecter” franchise.
‘Dark Angel’ saga ends, likely once and for all, with ‘After the Dark’ (2003)
‘Dark Angel’ flashback (Book review): Max Allan Collins’ trilogy knows the characters, but the story is ultimately as forgettable as you’d expect from tie-in fiction.
All 53 Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child novels, ranked
Book rankings: From Pendergast to Nora, from their collaborations to their solo works, here are my rankings of the output of the sci-fi/mystery/thriller duo.
All 11 ‘Psycho’ and ‘Bates Motel’ movies, TV shows and books, ranked
Rankings list: From books to films to TV, and from Anthony Perkins to Freddie Highmore, RFMC ranks the classy and creepy horror saga.
All 30 of Agatha Christie’s other books, ranked
Book rankings: I search beyond Poirot, Marple and Westmacott for the Queen of Crime’s other gems.
All 16 of Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple books, ranked
Book rankings: With a twinkle in my eye, I rank the complete literary canon of the iconic spinster sleuth.