It’s pronounced “GO-tay”. What is the Inspector Ghote series about? Coming from English crime fiction writer H. R. F. Keating, Inspector Ganesh Ghote is the police officer who is the main character in this long-running detective series. Since his first appearance in print in 1967, Ghote is an inspector in the police force of Bombay…
By the author of the Charles Paris series. What is the Fethering series about? Simon Brett OBE FRSL is a British playwright, a producer-writer for television and radio, and of course an author of detective fiction. Fethering is the name of the series and of the fictitious village on England’s south coast (adjacent to Tarring)…
All of Jessica Ellicott’s books in order! Who is Jessica Ellicott? Jessica Ellicott is a pseudonym used by Jessie Crockett (she also uses “Jessica Estevao”) who is a cozy Mystery writer from New England with a passion for historical fiction and all things British. Ellicott’s most popular series are “The Beryl and Edwina Mysteries” and…
Even in a small community, a lawyer has to work hard to find the truths she seeks. What is the Morgan Dane series about? Written by the Scarlet Falls series author Melinda Leigh, this spin-off mystery/thriller series is about a lawyer named Morgan Dane. After losing her husband, Morgan Dane returns to her hometown, Scarlet…
The crime fiction genre was nothing new when hard-boiled detective fiction emerged in the United States during the early 20th century. This subgenre has its roots in the pulp magazines of the 1920s and 1930s. From there, it evolved into a popular-and now respectable-literary genre. But before going into more detail about the evolution of…
As I said in my first message, even if the main point of this website is to provide the best reading order guide I can produce, I also want to write about some great comics that don’t require a lot of guidance. I’m starting with a modern classic, Criminal by Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips….
