Death of a Bookseller

I really found this difficult to get in to and considered stopping it a number of times. But I was glad I had persevered and plodded on until the end because it suddenly got a lot more interesting and enjoyable. A strange book, and one that doesn’t have a particular genre, but rather hovers in among......more

I absolutely adore Sergeant Jack Wigan! How thankful I am that Poisoned Pen Press has reissued this gem, which was first published in 1956. English author Bernard J. Farmer wrote an entire series with the resolute, conscientious Wigan, of which Death of a Bookseller is the second. (Fear not! I came......more

It wasn't bad, I liked it enough to get to the end, but I wouldn't suggest it to a friend and for certain it will not be among the books I will read a second time. Sergeant Wigan, escorts a drunk man home one night to keep him out of trouble and the man introduces himself as Michael Fisk and explain......more

Death of a Bookseller. How could you not be interested in reading this one when you love books! The cover alone is enough to pick it up with all those books lined up like your own little wishful library. Sergeant Wigan a honest. moral and kind police officer that does not allow his lack of knowledge......more

This story was all over the place. If I were the editor I would send it back for rewriting. There were parts that I liked, characters that I liked, but at times it seemed to meander pointlessly. I didn’t like all of the occult references. I wouldn’t recommend. But I do love that cover!......more