News and Reviews of the Best Detective Games, Books, Films, TV, Podcasts & More!
Out later this week, Sherlock Holmes Chapter One for PlayStation 4. The 13th game in Frogwares top detective video game series. Already out for Xbox Series X, PlayStation 5 and PC.
For more top police and detective RPGs for PC, Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo see my posts listed below.
This post details all of the Charles Paris Mystery BBC radio plays, listed in order of first airing on radio.
Based on the comedy detective novels by Simon Brett. The first adaptation for BBC Radio 4 starred Francis Matthews. The same book was then adapted again, this time with Bill Nighy starring as the louche actor-turned-amateur detective, Charles Paris.
Details of how to download and/or listen to these brilliant radio 4 mystery dramas online included below.
For more top Britsh comedy crime dramas including TV and films see my posts listed below.
June 2023 Update: A new Bill Nighy BBC R4 adaptation of the first Charles Paris radio play is due out later this month, see below for details!
Coming to BritBox this Monday, The Mrs Bradley Mysteries. Starting with the pilot episode, Speedy Death. Starring the brilliant Diana Rigg in Gladys Mitchell’s 1920s era detective series!
I have included a list of the episodes in the Mrs Bradley Mysteries TV series. As well as a list of the books in the series in order, see below.
Gladys Mitchell wrote 66 Mrs Bradley mysteries, from 1929 to 1984! Though only 5 where adapted for TV with Diana Rigg as the dazzlingly intelligent, sharp-tongued and sharp-eyed sleuth!
For more top new British crime drama, mysteries and thrillers on TV, see my posts listed below.
The second Kenneth Branagh Agatha Christie movie, Death on the Nile (2022) is now available to watch at home.
Plus both of these detective movies starring Branagh as Poirot are available in one box set to download and watch.
For more top new British crime drama on TV and to stream online, including a brand-new Agatha Christie mini-series, see my posts listed below.
Update 2023: New Poirot 3-movie collection now available to stream online, see details below.
Frogware’s top Sherlock Holmes game, The Devil’s Daughter one of the best of the recent Sherlock adventure game releases, is now on sale on Steam. Available for PC download with 80% off!
With more Frogwares Sherlock games and bundles also on sale from Steam.
For more top Sherlock Holmes games, see my posts listed below.
This Frogwares Sherlock Holmes games list. Includes all the Sherlock video games. By adventure game developers, Frogwares. Based on A.C. Doyle’s Adventures of Sherlock Holmes stories.
Most of these games involve detective RPG, point-and-click adventure game play. With a few hidden object games.
April 2022 Update: New Sherlock Holmes release for PS4, see below for details.
This post details 4 officially licensed Agatha Christie board games. All of which feature her most famous detective, Hercule Poirot. Perfect for fans of Agatha Christie and her top murder mystery novels. And for anyone who loves crime-solving and murder mystery board games. For 1 player, 2 players or more.
This list includes dinner party boxed kits, a card game and top-rated all-in-one investigation game from Hunt a Killer. For more Agatha Christie games for PC, Android, iPhone, iPad and Nintendo Switch, see my posts listed below.
The Baker Street Irregulars the 4th board game in the Sherlock Holmes Consulting Detective series. From Space Cowboys.
For 1 to 8 players, aged 14+.
For more Sherlock Holmes games including computer and video games. And free online web browser games, no download required.
Plus my top 10 Sherlock board games, see my posts listed below.
This post details the escape room puzzle games in the First Class Escape series.
3D multi-player escape adventures from 0 Deer Soft for computer.
For more top escape room games for computer and mobile including free mystery-solving games online, see my posts listed below.
Mystery Match Village a new Poirot puzzle game for Android, iPhone and iPad! Inspired by the fabulous Agatha Christie novel, A Death on the Nile.
Mystery Match Village takes you on a mysterious journey to 1930’s Egypt aboard the S.S. Karnak!
Jump into the role of detective as you catch criminals, solve mystery puzzle games, and restore the beautiful English village of Kingsfall to its former glory!
Your fellow detectives, Emma and Julian, are waiting for you to embrace the stories and resolve the cases in this exciting puzzle game! Seek and find the hidden objects in the mystery mansion and become a true detective!
For more games based on Agatha Christie’s books, including games for computer, mobile and consoles checkout my posts listed below.