I’m ashamed to say this was the first Sayers novel I have read. I can’t imagine why, other than I assumed them to be like Agatha Christie and there were already so many of hers to read. And I don’t remember my childhood library having any of her books, (they may have) but there was…
Brompton Cemetery
Brompton is more symmetrical and manicured than other cemeteries, in the area, like Highgate. Opened in 1840, Brompton is one of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries established in the 19th century. At nearly 40 acres, it is also a wonderful haven for flora and fauna.
REVIEW: LUCKY JIM by Kingsley Amis
Despite my penchant for British literature, I must admit that this was my first foray into Amis. A complicated person in his own life, he seems to have attempted to shed some of his anxieties on his characters. Indeed, the title character James Dixon is dissatisfied professor of medievalism. He was surely drawing on some…
REVIEW: MRS. QUEEN TAKES THE TRAIN by William Kuhn
This book is almost like a work of fan fiction. What if this cast of characters were suddenly let loose in an unlikely scenario. Queen Elizabeth II, despondent and full of wanderlust, embarks on an unusual trip. Constantly surrounded by assistants, servants, schedules, and protocol, she is looking to reconnect with simpler days.…
REVIEW: THE OTHER WOMAN’S HOUSE by Sophie Hannah
In the last couple of years I’ve become a fan of Sophie Hannah’s writing. She writes fast-paced, gritty police procedurals with dark psychological undertones. In some ways, she reminds me of a British Kathy Reichs. This installment of Zailer and Waterhouse’s casebook takes them to Cambridge. The book’s main heroine, Connie, is suffering from a…