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4 days ago · The best detective series on Amazon Prime Video showcase the best and most iconic elements of the genre - the tension, the brilliant twists, the charismatic leads, and of course, the final reveal. Mysteries naturally appeal to problem solvers, and people who want to figure out the 'whodunnit' before even the lead does - although the best series ...
1 day ago · But the great crime books of the inter-war years — and the politics of the people who wrote them — have long been misunderstood. There was no shortage of left-wing authors of Golden Age detective fiction. Critics routinely dismissed the stories as cozy, conservative and conventional. Lavish TV and film adaptations reinforced the stereotype.
2 days ago · The Turkish Detective (BBC Two, Sunday 9pm) is adapted from a bestselling thriller series by British author Barbara Nadel. She’s been cranking them out since 1999 and has explained she is drawn ...
6 days ago · In the 1920s, Japan saw its golden age of detective fiction. Known as honkaku, or ‘orthodox’ detective fiction, this subgenre bent the classic rules of murder mysteries. In most novels, you’ll find fiendishly complex puzzle scenarios that can only be solved through logical reasoning.
5 days ago · Snow by John Banville—John Banville launches a new detective series. The Second Rider (Inspector Emmerich #1) by Alex Beer—The debut of a rewarding series of detective novels set in Vienna after World War I. Three Hours in Paris by Cara Black—A suspenseful World War II espionage thriller set in Paris
2 days ago · There may well be tens of thousands of spy novels in print, and no one—nor even any group of people—could possibly claim to identify the very best among all those stories. 15 (well, actually, 16) top espionage novels reviewed here
2 days ago · The story follows the high school detective Shinichi Kudo, whose body was transformed into that of an elementary school-age child while investigating a mysterious organization. Generally, he solves a multitude of cases by impersonating his childhood best friend's father and various other characters.
