Category Archives: Support Your Local Library Challenge

THE BEAST OF THE CAMARGUE by Xavier-Marie Bonnot

Posted on 2 November 2012 by

Dr Xavier-Marie Bonnot, author of the Commandant de Palma series, is the focus of this week’s Alphabet of Crime entry, which is reaching its always fairly head-scratching conclusion now that most of the ‘easier’ letters, shall we say, have been … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Alphabet of Crime, Crime Fiction Alphabet, France, Noir, Scene of the crime, Support Your Local Library Challenge | 48 Comments

SALT RIVER by James Sallis

Posted on 28 September 2012 by

An author of compact mysteries rooted in the Deep South, poet and novelist James Sallis saw his profile rise last year after the release of the critically acclaimed Ryan Gosling movie Drive, an adaptation of his eponymous novel. Otherwise best … Continue reading →

Posted in 2012 Alphabet of Crime, Crime Fiction Alphabet, Friday's Forgotten Book, James Sallis, Noir, Support Your Local Library Challenge | 20 Comments

WHERE THE SHADOW FALLS by Gillian Galbraith

Posted on 24 June 2012 by

Something really odd happened while I was prepping this post -  there I was, after a brief pause, about to continue my Support Your Local Library Challenge, when I discovered that someone in the blogosphere had beaten me to it! … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Scene of the crime, Support Your Local Library Challenge | 7 Comments

A TRICK OF THE LIGHT by David Ashton

Posted on 6 May 2012 by

“That’s done it!” is what Arthur Conan Doyle is reputed to have said upon completion of his historical novel, The White Company, before throwing his pen across the room! I felt a bit like this after reading the last page of … Continue reading →

Posted in Arthur Conan Doyle, Edinburgh, McLevy, Support Your Local Library Challenge | 9 Comments

QUEENPIN by Megan Abbott

Posted on 31 March 2012 by

After my somewhat underwhelming first encounter with Lee Child, my 2012 Library Challenge continues with high hopes for another author I have heard lots of good things about. Indeed, this novel by Megan Abbott won the Edgar for best paperback … Continue reading →

Posted in Film Noir, Megan Abbott, Noir, Scene of the crime, Support Your Local Library Challenge | 4 Comments

61 HOURS by Lee Child

Posted on 25 March 2012 by

Today I begin my personal Support Your Local Library Challenge, through which I hope to support a great institution currently under genuine threat from government cutbacks and read at least one new author each month. In a previous post I … Continue reading →

Posted in Jack Reacher, Lee Child, Support Your Local Library Challenge | 48 Comments

Crime fiction leads in British Libraries

Posted on 3 February 2012 by

Perhaps not a surprise this, but it has been revealed that loans in UK libraries between July 2010 and June 2011 are dominated completely by thrillers. Top of the pile is Dan Brown and his latest effort, The Lost Symbol, … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Best of' lists, Lee Child, Support Your Local Library Challenge | 15 Comments