Detective Fiction

A favourite trivia question is, "Did Sherlock Holmes have a brother, and if so, what was he called?" The one brother everyone is sure existed is Mycroft, a near-recluse.

Dec 9, 2009 - Bert Collingwood

One of the original six Harlequin novels, I'll Bury my Dead is packed full of energy, as long as you can get through the manner of speech.

Dec 5, 2009 - Kristyn Gansen

With Dead Asleep, Greg Iles has created a gripping suspense novel that has a multiple surprise ending to delight the reader while keeping them guessing.

Nov 17, 2009 - Kristyn Gansen

Terse prose, cracking dialogue, fast pace and a complex plot make this an engaging hard-boiled mystery.

Oct 20, 2009 - Deborah Mack

Alex Gray, who is often hailed as Glasgow's answer to Ian Rankin, departs from the grittier side of city life to explore murder among the cultured.

Oct 20, 2009 - Rosemary Gemmell

Fans of the hit ABC series Castle will be thrilled with this book that is actually part of the television show.

Oct 5, 2009 - Francine Brokaw

Most writers are observers, using incidents in their lives to inspire their writing. One well-loved writer who used her experiences in her novels was Agatha Christie.

Sep 21, 2009 - Rosemary Gemmell

Crosse, a brilliant and detailed murderer, can only be stopped by one man: forensic psychologist Frank Clevenger.

Sep 5, 2009 - Caroline Trent

Hard-boiled detectives are individuals living outside the bounds of society. Often violent and morose, they nonetheless project an irresistible freedom from conformity.

Aug 23, 2009 - Marilyn Michaud

Detective fiction has not changed much since its inception. This essay will provide a brief history of the genre and an overview of how to distinguish between the styles.

Aug 23, 2009 - Marilyn Michaud

Agatha Christie's Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are a well-matched spy team who solved crimes from The Secret Adversary to Postern of Fate.

Aug 7, 2009 - Emily Chauviere

Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot is one of the most popular fictional detectives, solving mysteries from The Murder of Roger Ackroyd to Murder on the Orient Express.

Aug 7, 2009 - Emily Chauviere

Agatha Christie created many popular detectives, such as Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, who all solved difficult crimes in different but equally ingenious ways.

Aug 7, 2009 - Emily Chauviere

Author Walter Mosley adds to his literary repertoire with his newest mystery novel by creating a new character in a contemporary context.

Jun 18, 2009 - Michael Irvin Arrington

Flavia de Luce, 11-year-old expert on poisons, uses her detective skills to clear her father from suspicion of the murder of a childhood schoolmate.

Jun 2, 2009 - Carol Thomas

London between the wars is filled with "forgotten" men, those who served their country honorably who came home shell-shocked and unable to work. Is one capable of murder?

May 25, 2009 - Sandy Mitchell

On leave from her position as a National Park Service ranger, Anna Pigeon travels to Big Bend National Park, where she encounters death, birth and political power.

May 6, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Walter Mosley writes fiction the way fiction ought to be written. At times it is Raymond Chandler meets Chester Himes, at others, Chandler and C. S. Lewis on acid.

Apr 29, 2009 - Alistair McCulloch

China's turbulent past casts a long shadow as enigmatic Inspector Chen reluctantly takes on a baffling murder case.

Apr 26, 2009 - Paris Franz

Best known for his Easy Rawlins and Fearless Jones series that are both set in his native-Los Angeles, Mosley has set The Long Fall in present-day New York City.

Apr 21, 2009 - Dindy Yokel

By employing a friendship theme to highlight Eve Dallas' emotional growth, Nora Roberts again uses her J.D. Robb In Death series to develop her central character.

Apr 21, 2009 - Carol Thomas

In her In Death series, Nora Roberts, as J.D. Robb, reverses the practice of other mystery writers by turning to the series format for extended character development.

Apr 19, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Colin Cotterill has produced an unlikely hero in Dr Siri , the National Coroner for newly socialist 1976 Laos, giving readers a new series of detective stories to savour.

Apr 11, 2009 - Alistair McCulloch

By enlarging the roles of True Detectives' characters Moses Reed and Aaron Fox, Jonathan Kellerman has created the second spinoff from his Alex Delaware mystery series.

Apr 9, 2009 - Carol Thomas

Crime fiction is a rich and varied genre and the detective novel is a classic form of story telling. Here are some fine examples of this vibrant branch of literature.

Mar 30, 2009 - John O'Connor