Bookstore owner Malcolm Kershaw leads a quiet life. He c0-owns and runs Old Devils Bookstore in Boston with his friend, tends to his ginger cat Nero, and reads. Years ago he compiled a list of eight perfect murder mysteries for a blog - murders which he considered to be so well done that they wouldn't be detected or solved in reality. But one day an FBI agent comes to see him, convinced that there is an actual series of murders based on his list. Is he a suspect? Is someone acting on his blog post? Is Malcolm in danger? Malcolm starts looking into it himself, and begins to see danger around every corner.

When I say I love a good old-fashioned murder, this is what I mean. All the ingredients are present: a seemingly harmless bookseller, an investigator, an old bookstore with a lovable ginger cat, a string of dead bodies and a shadowy city setting. I read this with a cup of tea and my cat sprawled nearby, a snowstorm blowing outside. It doesn't get any better than that. I enjoyed it immensely and would recommend to fans of a classic murder mystery.