Tag Archives: P.D. James

P.D. James, “Death Comes to Pemberley”

Posted on December 14, 2011 by carolwallace

Oh, dear. I had such high hopes for Death Comes to Pemberley. I’m not a big fan of the  mash-up and I’m traditional enough to believe that Miss Austen’s work shouldn’t be meddled with. But surely, if anyone was going to … Continue reading →

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Susan Hill, “The Vows of Silence”

Posted on August 21, 2011 by carolwallace

I hate when I do this, but I bet you’ve done it, too. You’re on vacation, in an unfamiliar book store. You see a book by a favorite writer but gosh! can’t remember if you’ve read it or not. You … Continue reading →

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Ann Cleeves, “Morts sur la lande”/”Telling Tales”

Posted on June 11, 2011 by carolwallace

I feel pretty silly about this. It makes sense to read French murder mysteries in French, in an attempt to maintain language skills. Thus Fred Vargas. But it’s pretty cumbersome to read an English murder mystery in French, just because you … Continue reading →

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Sarah Dunant, “Under My Skin”

Posted on May 12, 2011 by carolwallace

Just a month ago I finished Sarah Dunant’s Birth Marks. I thought I had damned it with faint praise, but looking back, I find I was rather enthusiastic. Maybe Under My Skin is not quite as good or maybe the … Continue reading →

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Deborah Crombie, “Where Memories Lie”

Posted on May 25, 2009 by carolwallace

What does it mean for the classic English procedural mystery that two of the best practitioners of the genre are American? Elizabeth George is from Huntington Beach, California and Deborah Crombie is from Texas. This makes me imagine them as … Continue reading →

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