Scales of Justice
A Roderick Alleyn Mystery

I made the mistake of telling my stepdad, a man with an interest in fishing, that I'd read a mystery in which the scales of a trout played a major role. 'Oh, yeah?' he said. 'How big was it?' I had completely neglected to remember this absolutely crucial piece of information and had to go back and f......more

A cute little murder mystery. But the best part is I found it on youtube read by Benedict Cumberbatch. *romantic sigh* he could make the phone book sound good. The man is a genius at acting the various roles. Oh, and the story is good, too. A who-dunnit mystery involving a fish. Apparently their sca......more

I generally keep my reviews brief, but this was an odd book. I experienced two stories at the same time. The first story gets a quick comment, the second prompted an essay. The essay is full of spoilers, so skip that if you are planning to read the book anytime soon. 1. The classic murder mystery - s......more

As a true murder mystery not so much. As English village farce, very rich indeed. The reader is invited from the outset to look down at the houses and trout stream, from the point of view of the village nurse who stops with her bicycle (car in shop for repair) surveying the scene she so admires. "Sm......more

Many, many, many, many years ago, when I was a little boy in Scotland, the family went on holiday to somewhere Really Glamorous and Thrilling, like Tomintoul. There wasn't much to do in Tomintoul at the best of times except admire the gravestones in the cemetery, but there was even less to do when i......more