Tag: Mystery
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Agatha Christie graphic novels
These graphic novel adaptations of some of Agatha Christie’s mystery novels were quick reads at under 50 pages each. I recently picked up four from my local library: And Then There Were None, adapted by François Rivière and illustrated by Frank Leclercq. Murder In Mesopotamia, adapted by François Rivière and illustrated by Chandre. The Mystery…
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Cosy Mystery (a work in progress)
I haven’t even finished the first draft yet, but I’m almost there! I’ve given it a home on my website, and also discussed how I prepared for then wrote 50,000 words of the first draft in November. And so, for Day 6 of my bookish Advent calendar, I’ve thrown together a quick blurb for the…
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Cosy up with a cosy mystery
They’re just what I’ve felt like recently. We’ve all had a bit too much real life lately, so why not? A bit of lighthearted murder, set in a quaint town with an eclectic and entertaining cast of characters. A quirky main character acting as amateur sleuth, and with a slow-burn love interest. A trail of…
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False Value
In the latest installment of Ben Aaronovitch’s Rivers of London series, Peter Grant has taken a job at a tech startup based at Old Street’s ‘silicon roundabout’. He’s soon caught up in a secret that’s a dangerous mixture of artificial intelligence, magic and technology. False Value is the eighth in the main series of novels,…