In praise of M.J. Arlidge

In this edition, Head of English, Mr Aldridge, celebrates the work of a contemporary crime writer, M.J. Arlidge T he excitement of discovering a new author is one of literature’s great pleasures, especially when there is a good body of work you can delve into as a reader; just like getting a great recommendation for a TV boxset and binge-watching it, I have recently devoured the seven D.I. Helen Grace novels by contemporary British writer M.J. Arlidge, and cannot wait to begin the latest instalment in the series Down to the Woods.