Readers believe we are solving one particular mystery, when all along something else entirely has been going on.
The Cleverest Christie: The Reversal
The Limits of Reason
Chess is good at staying rational, and this is what allowed her to solve the previous mystery. That commitment to logic is about to be tested.
Greek Tragedy and Freud: Auden on the Detective Story
For W. H. Auden detective fiction embodied a timeless idea, which appears in Classical, Christian and Freudian thought.
The Lonely Edge of the World
Hobart is beautiful and vibrant, but it sits on the edge of two great emptinesses.
Somerset and Snowflakes
I have great hopes for this idea ...
Strychnine and the Wild Surmise
Upstairs, in a fine old house, Mrs Inglethorp dies of strychnine poisoning ...
Forgotten Facts and Hidden Meanings
You can’t really discuss Australian crime fiction without mentioning Jane Harper’s first book. It has been spectacularly successful. Here's one reason.
