Category Archives: Egypt

THE NIGHT MANAGER (1993) by John le Carré

Posted on 27 July 2017 by Cavershamragu

This is a spy novel that got great reviews from the get-go, but I somehow kept delaying actually reading it and despite several attempts, never seemed to actually crack on with it (I don’t mean that literally – cracking spines … Continue reading →

Posted in Bahamas, Egypt, England, Espionage, John le Carre, Switzerland | 38 Comments

The Mystery of the Missing Hour

Posted on 5 March 2013 by Cavershamragu

Agatha Christie meets Pirandello in this rather splendid audio mystery by Joseph Lidster starring Susannah Harker and David Warner as ‘time detectives’ Sapphire and Steel. It’s Cairo in 1926 and an expedition arrives from England to uncover the secrets of … Continue reading →

Posted in Agatha Christie, Audio Review, Big Finish, Egypt, Joseph Lidster, Miss Marple, Nigel Fairs, Poirot, Sapphire & Steel, Scene of the crime | 22 Comments