Patreon Post: The Saint Valentine’s Day Murders (1984) by Ruth Dudley Edwards
Last month I reviewed the first book in the Robert Amiss series, Corridors of Death (1981) and given the title of today’s read it seemed appropriate to look at the second book this month. One advantage...
View Article2025’s Dream Reprint – Let’s Get Voting
Last Saturday a group of bloggers, including myself nominated a classic crime novel, which we enjoyed and read last year, and felt should be reprinted, so more people can read them. For more details,...
View ArticleBlack Coffee (1929; 1998) [Charles Osborne’s Novelisation of Agatha...
I have been aware of this book for a while, but until now I had never got around to reading it. So today is the day for filling in that particular Christie gap. In the foreword to my edition, Mathew...
View ArticleAgatha Christie Maps and Floor Plans Quiz
Although I have posted about Agatha Christie this week already, yesterday in fact, I figured my readers wouldn't mind too much having another post. After all, is there such a thing as too much Agatha...
View ArticleCrooks in Books No. 1: Some of Anthony Shaffer’s Thoughts on Mystery Fiction
Recently, whilst perusing my TBR pile for my next read, I alighted upon some copies of the London Mystery Magazine. As well as containing many a short story, at the back is a review section called...
View ArticlePatreon Post: The House by the River (1920) by A. P. Herbert
This is an inverted mystery which has been mentioned in my book group a few times, particularly when it came to top 10/5 lists which we compiled last year. So, when I came across a cheap copy, I...
View Article2025’s Dream Reprint: The Results
A week ago, I released the poll for 2025’s Dream Reprint, where blog readers could vote for the classic crime novel they would most like to see reprinted. Thank you to everyone who took part, either...
View ArticleNothing but Murders and Bloodshed and Hanging: Stories of Crime and Detection...
I was pleased to receive a copy of this anthology, as it meant I could add a new name to my list of vintage Australian crime writers that I have read. Most of my classic crime reading from this...
View ArticleAgatha Christie’s London: A Historical Guide to the Queen of Crime’s Capital...
When deciding what to read next I am not usually one to pick up a book based on its cover. Although a good cover never hurts, and in the case of Tina Hodgkinson’s Agatha Christie’s London, the cover...
View ArticlePatreon Post: Garfield: His 9 Lives (1984) by Jim Davies et al. – A Sendup of...
This might seem like an odd choice of book to be reviewing on my blog dedicated to crime fiction. But during advent season my husband made me a bookish advent calendar. This included many a book by...
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