9½ Questions With Stuart Turton about The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
I believe I have already spoken about my firm belief that certain books enter your life at a certain, oportune, moment in time. This was certainly the case for me…
Five Famous Fiends
Author's note: This list is, of course, completely biased. Where there is light, there must be darkness, and where there is good, evil must also dwell. Upon our earthly abode,…
A diary entry on the Fifth of November
Remember, remember, The fifth of November, The gunpowder treason and plot. I know of no reason Why the gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot. Bonfires light up streets all over…
Why we love – A Song of Ice and Fire
It is safe to say that George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series has now reached the peak of its popularity, and it is also quite safe…
The Devil, and devils, and daemons, oh my!
I’ve come to realize that there are certain books I seem to hover around for a long time, actually trying to avoid them, before they travel home with me. And then I put them off, hide them in the back so as not to be tempted. When we finally do meet, the time couldn’t be riper.
Growing up with Poirot
Who is Poirot really? What is he like? There is no room for doubting his abilities, his reputation as one of the two greatest detectives of all time is firmly established. Readers and viewers know all about his hypochondria, his seasickness, his attire, his moustache, his friends and his habits of straightening, arranging and cleaning things.