Delighted to see Miss Winter climbing to #27 in the Amazon UK Kindle bestsellers list

Jeremy Black of The Critic just ranked Hemlock Bay as a runner-up in his list of Crime Novels of the Year, and as if to celebrate, Apple Books are doing a promotion of the ebook edition - here's a screenshot...

Elizabeth Hely was the wife of a spy who also wrote novels under the pleasingly appropriate pen-name 'William Mole'. Dominant Third is an obscure but intriguing book which I discussed here: doyouwriteunderyourownname.blogspot.com/search?q=eli...

First edition of Mary Kelly's The Spoilt Kill, winner of the 1961 Gold Dagger (pipping John Le Carre to the prize). A terrific novel, happily republished by the British Library a few years back. #crimeclassics #detectivefiction

Behind you! The garish jacket of an early mystery by Shelley Smith, an even more talented author than her sister “Elizabeth Anthony” #detectivefiction

Elizabeth Anthony’s lost Christmas mystery, now rediscovered. Her real name was Barbara Rubien, and her sister Nancy wrote excellent crime novels as Shelley Smith. Barbara ran a coffee bar and later an antiques market, which may be why she never found much time for writing. #detectivefiction

Margot Bennett was one of the most interesting and talented crime writers of the post-war era. This is her first novel, dedicated “to my creditors”. #detectivefiction

Very much enjoying the new Peter Lovesey novel, the last in a terrific series