Barry Turner reviews three classic crime books this week: The Widow Couderc by Georges Simenon; Sepulchre Street by Martin Edwards; and At Bertram s Hotel by Agatha Christie.
Several novels by Agatha Christie have become the most recent works of literature to be updated to remove racist references and language that may be seen as offensive to modern-day readers.
One of the best-loved characters in crime fiction, Agatha Christie s Miss Marple has been freshened up for this delightful collection of original short stories
There is a comfort zone in crime fiction that is for ever Agatha Christie. Think only of the demure but indomitable Miss Marple for assurance that, eventually, all will come right in a wicked world.