There is a lot of pressure on the first line of a book. I imagine most authors want to be as quotable as Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley or It was the day my grandmother exploded. You may neve

A village hall mystery doesn’t quite go to plan

‘ Knives Out meets Thursday Murder Club ’

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They’d have loved the drama of it – bowing out almost exactly ten years apart. Born in the same year and with the same initials, both queens of the bonkbuster. One was a Hollywood lioness, the other a

Oh, the joy of curling up on a winter’s afternoon to immerse oneself in a compelling crime novel or TV drama featuring victims and sleuths. The story will be set in a picturesque, seemingly safe place