The Cozy Mystery Genre is frequently maligned, especially by me, but many people (including myself for a long time) have misunderstood its essence and, therefore, dismiss this genre as light and insubstantial. As is typical there are many different definitions of cozy but in general my view of it is that the books should be […]
Ever been to Laos? Me neither, but I have often been transported there by Colin Cotterill via his series of Dr Siri Paiboun novels. This series is a huge departure from the other stuff I’ve written about so far and, once again, it could well be my favorite series (I told you I would probably […]
I started writing this entry shortly after I created this blog as the Lucas Davenport novels make up one of my favorite series of all time. I put off finishing and publishing it as it seemed so obvious to me that these books are sooo good that everyone must have already read them, making my […]
