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The Maze (1932) by Philip MacdonaldThe Maze is my book group read for June and Brad, a fellow book group member, has already posted his thoughts on his blog Ah Sweet Mystery....
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One O’ Clock at the Gotham (1974) by Rae FoleyIt has been a couple of years since I have read anything by this author. To date I have reviewed Wake the Sleeping Wolf (1952) and Nightmare...
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A Lurking Primrose (2024) by Suzette A. HillAfter reading a couple of non-mystery stories at the start of June, which did not turn out as well as I had hoped, I decided to return to a series...
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Book of the Month: May 2024Whilst numbers don’t matter when it comes to reading, it is pleasing when you manage a good reading total for a month – particularly when you’ve...
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Mr Monk is Cleaned Out (2010) by Lee GoldbergI had another train journey last week, so that meant another new-to-me Adrian Monk mystery to read. If you know anything about Monk as a...
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Death Under Snowdon (1954) by Glyn CarrLike John Rowland, who I reviewed a title from earlier this week, Glyn Carr (real name Frank Showell Styles) is another author I have not read...
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Midsummer Murder (1956) by Cecil M. WillsI hope I am not the only one who initially confused this book with the Clifford Witting novel of the same name (which Galileo Publishing have also...
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Bloodshed in Bayswater (1935) by John RowlandIt has been just over 8 years since I have read anything by John Rowland. Back in 2016 I reviewed Calamity in Kent (1950) and Murder in the...
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Bodies from the Library 2024: A ReportYesterday was the 9 th year the Bodies from the Library conference has ran and it is an absolute must for golden age detective fiction fans. It...
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The Stranger’s Companion (2024) by Mary HorlockI won a copy of this book on “X” (a.k.a. Twitter) from Baskerville books who published it. It also came with a very nice bar of white chocolate,...
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Put Out the Light (1931) by Ethel Lina WhiteI’ve not read anything by Ethel Lina White for a while, four years in fact, mainly because I have read a lot of her work already and the remainder...
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Mystery at Furze Acres (1929) by David WhitelawIt has been a while since I have read an obscure new-to-me author. This is no bad thing per say, as I have been enjoying the many reprints which...
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The Worm of Death (1961) by Nicholas BlakeI was impressed and surprised with myself that by pure accident I managed to read this book on the same day ten years apart. That said I had no...
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Hanged Man’s House (1974) by Elizabeth FerrarsHanged Man’s House is my latest pick from my unread Ferrars novels, and it is a non-series title this time. The synopsis intrigued me, as it has...
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Mr Monk and the Dirty Cop (2009) by Lee GoldbergIt is almost a given for me now, that if I go away on a trip, I take an Adrian Monk mystery with me. When luggage space is tight you want to take...
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Curtain: Poirot’s Last Case (1975) by Agatha ChristieSometimes when I can’t decide which new book to read, I opt for a re-read instead, which is why this Christie title is being reviewed today. It is...
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My Brother’s Killer (1975) by Jean PottsJean Potts is an author I have enjoyed in the past and with today’s read I have now completed ten books by her. My two favourite reads by Potts...
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Book of the Month: April 2024Yes, I know, I am hideously late with this post, but April was a bumper month for reading books – 16 in total. Surprisingly three of those reads...
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The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper (2019) by Hallie RubenholdTrue crime is not a genre I dip into very often, but today’s read was my second true crime read of April. I didn’t really know much about the Jack...
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The Mystery of Treefall Manor (2023) by J. S. SavageI decided to give this one a try after reading The Puzzle Doctor’s review of it a few months ago. Synopsis ‘A house full...
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The Book Forger: The True Story of a Literary Crime that Fooled the World (2024) by Joseph HoneDo you like collecting books? Do you like bibliomysteries? Do you enjoy reading about unlikely duos solving crime? Do you enjoy...
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The Cat Wears a Noose (1944) by Dolores HitchensUnsurprisingly my cat was just a tad concerned when she noticed the title and cover of my next read. Fearing for her life she was about to call...
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Beef vs. Deene: Comparing Leo Bruce’s Two Mystery SeriesThis month’s choice for book group, was a re-read for me, taking me back to the very beginning of the Sergeant Beef series: Case for Three...
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Cafes, Cake, and Crime: ‘Where Do We Go from Here?’ (1948) by Dorothy L. SayersI am cautious about setting myself too many reading goals, so this year I only set myself the one: To read once a month, one of the short story...
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Bodies from the Library 5 (2022) ed. by Tony MedawarThis post is a smidge (well maybe a bit more) late, as it was my March read for my short story collecting reading project . I was looking forward...
