#MurderEveryMonday Roundup: September 2026
Today I am continuing my monthly blog housekeeping by taking a look at the #MurderEveryMonday themes from September. If you are new to #MurderEveryMonday, it is a book cover sharing activity, which I...
View ArticlePatreon Post: Slay the Murderer (1946) by Hugh Holman
Hugh Holman, until last Christmas, was an author I had not come across before. He was a South Carolinian author and today’s read was one of the two winners in the last readers’ poll. Holman studied at...
View ArticleBook of the Month: September 2026
It has been quite a varied month in terms of blog posts. Alongside the usual book reviews, I have posted a ranked list for the 26 Elizabeth Ferrars novels that I have read so far, as well as three...
View ArticleMurder at the Grand Alpine Hotel (2026) by Lucy Foley
“Listen to me! How melodramatic I sound. But once one has had the experience of waking up to a body in one’s own library, one never really loses the sense that just about anything might happen.” Long...
View ArticlePatreon Post: The Catalyst Club (1936) by George Dyer
To round out September’s Patreon posts I am taking a look at an author new-to-me, George Dyer. In particular I am reviewing the first of his three mysteries which centre on the Catalyst Club. This club...
View ArticleA Killer in Paradise (2026) by Tom Hindle
A few years ago, I read Hindle’s first book, A Fatal Crossing, and the experience hadn’t left me wanting to seek further titles out. However, I was tempted to come back and give this author another go,...
View ArticleThe Agatha Christie Cure: What Reading the Queen of Crime Taught Me About...
When I saw this book online a few months ago its premise piqued my curiosity, as I wasn’t quite sure what to expect from it in terms of style and structure. So, when it was published earlier this...
View ArticlePatreon Post: 26 Elizabeth Ferrars Novels in 2026
Whilst I haven’t binge read 26 Elizabeth Ferrars mysteries in 2026, I did finally reach this total number of reads, tapping into three of her series and many of non-series books, spanning six decades....
View ArticleClassic Crime Reprints: August 2026
In contrast to July which held a lot of classic crime reprints, August seems to have been a quieter month (although I suspect there may be some lurking in the shrubbery, so if I have missed one let me...
View ArticleDeath on Heron’s Mere (1941) by Mary Fitt
Today I am reviewing my book club’s choice for September. I haven’t read anything by Mary Fitt since 2021 and even then, I have only really dabbled with the odd title or two. I loved Three Sisters Flew...
View ArticlePuzzler Presents… YouDunnit
Last year I published a post about a magazine called Puzzler Presents Cosy Crime and this year they have brought out another similar publication. I think it must have been a highly anticipated magazine...
View ArticlePatreon Post: Death on my Left (1933) by Philip Macdonald
It has been over two years since I have last posted a review for a mystery by Philip Macdonald. This book had been sitting on my TBR pile for a while, but alack and alas this read was a bit of a dud....
View ArticleMystery Cases: Word Searches
Today I am reviewing something a little bit different. Armchair Puzzles pointed me in the direction of their website which hosts a range of word search puzzles all centred around specific themes. Given...
View ArticleThe Yacht of Seven Sins (1928; 2026) by Paul Rosenhayn (Trans. Richard Vogel)
I must admit I have not tried much in the way of German crime fiction. Previously I have read mysteries by Baldwin Groller, I. J. Parker, and Leonie Swann, so when I was sent a message about a series...
View ArticleMicroMacro: Crime City – A Board Game Review
Today I am adding another post to my slowly growing list of reviews for crime and mystery themed games. MicroMacro Crime City is one my husband and I picked up earlier in the summer from our new local...
View ArticlePatreon Post: The Woman on the Roof (1955) by Helen Nielsen
Today I am returning to an author whom I have not reviewed since last November. In total I have now read five books by Helen Nielsen, and I think it is fair to say that I have enjoyed all of them, and...
View ArticleBook of the Month: August 2026
Whilst I was pleased the second season of Ludwig had started in August (anyone else watching it?), I must admit my reading for this month was rather poor, with more than its fair share of...
View Article#MurderEveryMonday Roundup: August 2026
August is over which means it is time to start my monthly blog housekeeping. If you are new to #MurderEveryMonday, it is a book cover sharing activity, which I host on Twitter a.k.a. X and Instagram...
View ArticleLift Up the Lid (1948) a.k.a.The Innocent Bottle by Anthony Gilbert
It has been over a year since I last read a novel by Anthony Gilbert, my previous read being the excellent Something Nasty in the Woodshed (1942). A friend recently mentioned reading one of Gilbert’s...
View ArticlePatreon Post: ‘A Practised Deceiver’ (22nd February 1956) by N*CH*L*S BL*KE
For my final Patreon post of August I am looking at something a bit different, a short story. Whilst the title implies it was written by, crime writer and poet, Nicholas Blake, it was in fact written...
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