My Review (5 stars out of 5) When Kent Fisher’s new wife Gemma takes his car and goes missing early one morning, the amateur sleuth is forced to focus on his detecting skills to work out where she is, why she left and who else might be involved. With only Gemma’s mobile phone and a…
Category: Amateur Sleuth
‘The Red House Mystery’ by AA Milne
My Review (4 stars out of 5) A country house becomes a crime scene when the host’s brother is found murdered. Visiting a friend who’s staying at the house, Antony Gillingham fancies himself as an amateur sleuth. With his pal Bill (also a guest at the house), he sets out to solve the mystery. Best…
‘Murder at the Abbey’ by Frances Evesham
My Review (3 stars out of 5) A History Society picnic is interrupted when human bones are discovered in a nearby river, close to historic Cleeve Abbey. Amateur sleuth Libby and her husband, who just happen to be on hand, are keen to get involved, especially when the Society organise a ghost-hunting night at the…
‘The Savage Altar’ by Asa Larsson
My Review (5 stars out of 5) On the floor of a church in the frozen wastes of northern Sweden, a body lies oozing blood. Stabbed, slashed and with its eyes gouged out, the gruesome discovery will leave church members and the local community horrified. On discovering the murder, the victim’s sister quicky becomes the…
‘No Going Back’ by Robert Crouch
My Review (5 stars out of 5) Journalist Harry Lawson drowns in a swimming pool, prompting super sleuth Kent Fisher to wonder if it really was an accident. Discovering a series of crossword clues and text messages from the journo, sets Kent on the murder trail. But working out why Harry was at the party…
‘The Moving Toyshop’ by Edmund Crispin
**** Poet Richard Cadogan sets off for a much-needed holiday to Oxford. Arriving late one night, he becomes intrigued to find the door of a toyshop unlocked. Snooping around, he discovers the dead body of an elderly woman. Before he can do anything else, someone bops him on the head. Informing the police, Cadogan is…
‘No Love Lost’ by Robert Crouch
***** When Kent Fisher interviews a young woman as a prospective new employee, he gets a bit of a surprise. But agreeing to help track down the woman’s mother, who abandoned her as a baby, he also sets in motion a series of dramatic events that could change his life forever. Aided by cop pal…
‘The Pale Horse’ by Agatha Christie
The Pale Horse Following the murder of a priest, a mysterious list of names is found in his shoe. When the list is linked to a spate of recent deaths and a trio of strange women at The Pale Horse Inn, Mark Easterbrook sets about discovering what’s going on. Along with his sidekick,…
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Best Reads of 2019
Over the course of the last twelve months, I’ve read 97 books. This includes paperbacks, eBooks, hardbacks and a few audiobooks, but doesn’t include those where I gave up after the first couple of chapters. What follows is a list of some of the more memorable reads, though isn’t intended to be definitive or in…
‘No More Lies’ by Robert Crouch
No More Lies Environmental health officer Kent Fisher faces a double dilemma when Detective Inspector Ashley Goodman ropes him in to help with an unsolved murder. Discovering the DI has Kent’s own father in her sights as the killer, the amateur sleuth must work out who’s telling the truth. But with a possible new romance…
Colin Garrow 