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THIS Icelandic journey into the dark side sparked something of a defining moment. Or, more precisely, a desire to have something defined. Better than that,
OUR libraries and bookshops offer an intriguing double-whammy for devotees of crime fiction. They can either select a mystery by the enduring and much revered
IN these uncertain times (I write in the era of Covid-19) there is little better than delving into a book knowing that satisfaction is guaranteed.
BRITISH readers’ love affair with all things dark, murderous and mysterious shows no signs of waning. Crime continues to come first choice among public library
CRIME fiction is probably the broadest of all literary genres. And nowhere in my recent reading is this better demonstrated than by this beautifully crafted
WHAT is it about proofreading and editing that academics find so hard to understand? Yet again a university student has requested my help in preparing
It was only a few days ago that I suggested many of the words and phrases that have already become lingua franca during the recent
As one who is forever wary of book cover blurbs, I approached this much-praised offering with even more caution than usual. Look at those blasts
WHAT is it about apostrophes that is so difficult to understand? Yes, I am well aware it’s a question that has been asked hundreds of
You’ve gotta love what the Aussies can do to the English language. No time was wasted Down Under in adapting linguistically to the present crisis.
Things are not going to change. All you poor sensitive souls out there, and you seem to multiply by the day, will simply have to
Writing a blog used to be a simple, time-efficient task. That is, until WordPress decided to “improve” things. And, as so often happens when such