Looking Backwards Going Forward

As it has during previous Septembers, the blog Crime Fiction Lover is devoting much space this month to classic tales of mystery and detection. Works considered so far include Frederick Forsyth’s The Day of the Jackal, Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s The Judge and His Hangman, Geoffrey Household’s Rogue Male, and Evan Hunter/Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct yarns. The blog’s editors also chose to highlight Sophie Hannah’s The Monogram Murders, though that novel--which revives the career of Agatha Christie’s brilliant Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot--is brand new. Click here to keep track of this series.