Ann Cleeves

Jan 2022 29

Ann Cleeves Trifecta VERA, Shetland, & The Long Call on BritBox Streaming

2022 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

BritBox offers many programs that are actually based on novels which has sparked my interest in engaging with the author’s original vision of the characters, the setting, and the plot. From Robert Thorogood’s Death in Paradise to James Herriot’s All Creatures Great and Small from Ellis Peter’s Cadfael Mysteries to Georges Simenon’s Maigret from Nicholas Rhea’s Constable series (Heartbeat) and of course, not to mention all things Agatha Christie to Shakespeare, BritBox brings to the screen an excellent cast, beautiful settings, and stories that have you coming back for more…more is checking out the books! One author whose work is iconic in any form is Ann Cleeves.

Aug 2021 21

Queer Mystery Coming Attractions: September 2021

2021 Articles, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Matt Lubbers-Moore

Recently I have taken to republishing the works of Fergus Hume, a gay nineteenth-century writer of mysteries, goth romances, and fantasy novels. Some are easy for me to republish and some take me a lot of work, but those that are the hardest for me are sometimes the most fun as they require a lot more research and double checking the first editions to the scanned copies.

Nov 2020 4

Amy Reade’s Top 5 Pandemic Mysteries

2020 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Amy Reade

Here is the latest installment of our new column, Top 5 Mysteries I Have Read During the Pandemic, this one from mystery author Amy Reade. As we continue to spend most of our time at home, we are all looking for book suggestions so we asked mystery authors and reviewers to share the top 5 mysteries they have read during this pandemic.

Oct 2020 21

Mollie Cox Bryan’s Top 5 Mysteries Read During the Pandemic

2020 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Mollie Cox Bryan

Here is the latest installment of our new column, Top 5 Mysteries I Have Read During the Pandemic, this one from mystery author Mollie Cox Bryan. As we continue to spend most of our time at home, we are all looking for book suggestions so we asked mystery authors and reviewers to share the top 5 mysteries they have read during this pandemic.

Oct 2020 14

Marilyn Levinson’s Top 5 Mysteries I’ve Read During the Pandemic

2020 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Marilyn Levinson aka
Allison Brook

Here is the latest installment of our new column, Top 5 Mysteries I Have Read During the Pandemic, this one from mystery author Marilyn Levinson (Allison Brook). As we continue to spend most of our time at home, we are all looking for book suggestions so we asked mystery authors and reviewers to share the top 5 mysteries they have read during this pandemic.

May 2020 23

Vera Season 10 On BritBox Streaming

2020 Articles, Kathleen Costa, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Kathleen Costa

Finding entertainment during this “stay at home” season may be challenging, however, for me, it is as close as my iPad and the BritBox app. I am a happy Anglophile with a huge library of movies, mini series, and television shows included in my very reasonable membership (monthly or annual fee options). I can start with a couple comedy shows like Waiting for God and Scarborough or dramas like DSI Bancroft and Casualty 1900s: London Hospital, or get comfy for a long weekend of binging all of thriller MI-5 and police procedural Prime Suspect. I have also found new-to-me shows like Taggart, Blandings, and The Mallorca Files offering lots of entertainment.

Aug 2019 31

Coming Attractions: Back to School Edition

2019 Articles, Books & Tales, Coming Attractions!, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sunny Frazier

by Sunny Frazier

Learning never ends, and libraries and bookstores are your best friend. This month I’m highlighting five mysteries set in these places, and some are haunted or bewitched. Also, check out two new series.

Aug 2017 19

Ann Cleeves’ DI Jimmy Perez: Page and Screen

2017 Articles, Mysteryrat's Maze, Sharon Tucker

by Sharon Tucker

As we know, translation from the page to the stage is problematic. We readers are notorious for our loyalty to the ‘mise en scene’ in our heads, not to mention ideas about everything else from the characters’ appearances to following the books’ plots to the letter. Some novels are an easier go-to script because they are written with the object of production in mind and read almost like a screenplay already. However, this was not the case with the Shetland novels of Ann Cleeves.

Jul 2015 25

Vera Stanhope: Detective, Loner, Winner

2015 Articles, Deborah Harter Williams, Mysteryrat's Maze, TV

by Deborah Harter Williams

Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope is variously described as cranky, driven, overweight and middle-aged, and that’s from the people who love her. Vera is based on the books created by author, Ann Cleeves, and is brought to small screen life by actress Brenda Blethyn.