Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Death in the Tunnel (Noirvember?)

Since it is Noirvember, I was looking for crime books that would fit the event. And I remembered that I read ten years ago a whodunit set during November, which would be fitting enough in some way, but that I cannot recommend. So ten years ago, as Wolfie was a few months old and I was struggling to keep him asleep at night and stay awake during the day, I tried to read something unchallenging to get me through November. I didn't know about Noirvember then. So I bought and read Death in the Tunnel, a classic whodunit written by Cecil Street under the pseudonym of Miles Burton. Because I love trains, I tend to look favourably on thrillers and crime stories set in trains, I thought it would be a fun read. Big mistake. Why is this a classic is beyond me: the murder plot is ridiculously convoluted and the characters are all bland. To this day, I barely remember anything about it. But yeah, I mean the story is set in the month of November, so it is fitting for Noirvember in that way, otherwise I'd avoid it.

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