The Widening Stain, by W. Bolingbroke Johnson

Originally published in 1942, The Widening Stain is a mystery that flirts heavily with satire. W. Bolingbroke Johnson (the pseudonym … More

The Dry, by Jane Harper

Trigger warning for brief depictions of child abuse and assault. Aaron Falk does not want to go back to his … More

In a Dark, Dark Wood, by Ruth Ware, turned out to be an excellent choice for quarantine reading. It begins … More

For me, a big part of the attraction of true crime is seeing the killer caught even if it’s been … More

After ready two weighty books on the experiences of women in Korea and Japan, I desperately needed something that was … More

In The Caretakers, by Eliza Maxwell, we see two mysteries blur past in one of the fastest paced novels I’ve … More

It’s been a while since I’ve found a fictional character I identified with as much as Tuesday Mooney. We’re both … More

Trigger warnings for physical and sexual abuse of children, and homophobic violence and language. I don’t know why I finished … More

One of my favorite classic movies is Kind Hearts & Coronets (1949), which is still one of the most blackly … More

Like many things in literature, the definition of “perfect murder” is a little wobbly. It generally means a murder in … More