The Diabolical Club

If you don’t like laughing, don’t read this book! Stevyn Colgan, a retired detective has turned his talent for writing into a very funny story about the goings-on in Black Dog Wood, near Nasely. Actually, there are several stories that coincide from doggers in the wood to bodies turning up in betwee......more

This is the second Stevyn Colgan novel that I’ve read and maybe the third or fourth of his books overall. This one picks up from where the last one left off, although you can also read it as a standalone, which is the case with most murder mystery stories that I’ve come across. This one’s a bit diff......more

Just before I picked up Stevyn Colgan’s 2nd instalment of South Herefordshire “whodunit-ery”, I finished reading Barbara Vine’s A Dark Adapted Eye. It was like going from the sublimely disturbing to – you’ve guessed it – the ridiculously funny. I had read “A Murder to Die For” and enjoyed it very mu......more

I participated in The Pigeonhole’s group read for Stevyn Colgan’s ‘The Diabolical Club’ and was able to share the laughter along with my thoughts and comments with others as we read its daily chapters. This was just a delightful book with plenty of wit and humour that was a little risqué in places.......more

Combining a strong plot with elements of high farce, The Diabolical Club is a rollicking British comedy. The story is populated by a cast of delightfully eccentric characters including fans of local crime novelist Agnes Crabbe, animal rights activists, police, a philandering MP, local residents & sh......more