Catherine Aird
Catherine Aird is the author of more than twenty crime fiction novels and several collections of short stories, most of which feature Detective Chief Inspector C. D. Sloan. She holds an honorary MA degree from the University of Kent and was made a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. She has been awarded the CWA Golden Handcuffs award for lifetime achievement and the Diamond Dagger for an outstanding lifetime's contribution to the genre in 2015.
Catherine Aird is the author of more than twenty crime fiction novels and several collections of short stories, most of which feature Detective Chief Inspector C. D. Sloan. She holds an honorary MA degree from the University of Kent and was made a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. She has been awarded the CWA Golden Handcuffs award for lifetime achievement and the Diamond Dagger for an outstanding lifetime's contribution to the genre in 2015. See less
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Catherine Aird book reviews
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Past Tense
Another Charmer from Catherine Aird
by jjares, Oct 3, 2016
Catherine Aird's mysteries are so wonderful that I find myself reading them again every couple of years. These are full of dead-pan humor and dry wit. Detective Christopher Sloan is always saddled ... Read More
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Dead Heading
A Step Down from the Usually Excellent Aird Book
by jjares, Sep 10, 2016
Catherine Aird is one of my favorite authors because of her urbane wit and cleverly written murder mysteries. Detectives Christopher Sloan and Crosby are perfect together. Sloan, the detective of ... Read More
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Slight Mourning
A Master of British Wit
by jjares, Jul 15, 2016
Sit back and prepare to be amused -- Catherine Aird's books are full of wry British humor. The plot is simple: Twelve people meet for a dinner with lord of the manor -- Bill Fent. After dinner, ... Read More
