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End of Story (2024) by A. J. FinnToday’s review is for a mystery from a new-to-me author who I decided to take a punt on, as the premise sounded like it had some interesting...
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Mr Monk is Miserable (2008) by Lee GoldbergThis book operates as the second half of a pair, with the previous book in the series, Mr Monk Goes to Germany (2008), which I read earlier...
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The Case of the Caretaker’s Cat (1935) by Erle Stanley GardnerI was lured into picking this one up, due to the misleading Green Penguin tagline: ‘A Cat accused of murder?’ The answer to that one is alas no,...
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The Botanist (2020) by Anne WedgwoodAnne Wedgwood is a new-to-me author who I first came across on Instagram. I enjoy inverted classic crime mysteries from authors such as Francis...
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Women Who Murder: An International Collection of Deadly True Crime Tales (2024) ed. by Mitzi SzeretoTrue crime is not the usual type of non-fiction that I read, but from time to time on my blog I do review it. Some recent examples include Stephen...
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Mr Monk Goes to Germany (2008) by Lee GoldbergThe Mr Monk series is definitely a go-to for me when I am in need of a comfort read. Happily, I am at a good point in the series where I have read...
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Last Will and Testament (1978) by Elizabeth FerrarsRegular readers of my blog will know that I am a fan of Ferrars’ work (having reviewed 13 of her books to date), but it has actually been nearly...
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The #1937 Club: Ranking 31 Mysteries from 1937Now if you’re sitting there thinking, “Ranking 37 mysteries from 1937” would be a much catchier blog post title, then firstly you are correct, it...
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‘For Whom the Bell Tolls, It Tolls For Thee’ – Calling Time on Detective Fiction‘The detective in literature is […] already […] passing into decay. He has enjoyed extraordinary popularity […] His old achievements enthral as...
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A Telegram from Le Touquet (1956) by John BudeI have not read anything by John Bude since 2020, so this recent reprint by the British Library was a timely one. Since I read it last weekend it...
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The Return of the Ranked List: Rating the Novels of Edmund CrispinI am fond of a ranked list. Putting one together really helps you to look back at an author’s work as a whole and it is always fun seeing how...
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Book of the Month: March 2024We’re a quarter of the way through the year and is it just me or has time gone really quickly? I was surprised to note that so far this year,...
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McKee of Centre Street (1933) by Helen ReillyIt has been quite a few years since I have read a novel by Helen Reilly, nearly seven years in fact. Back in 2017 I reviewed a couple of her...
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Midnight at Malabar House (2020) by Vaseem KhanI was long overdue a return to the work of Vaseem Khan. I still remember fondly the surreal scene in The Unexpected Inheritance of Chopra...
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The Doodled Asterisk (1943) by R. A. J. WallingThis is one of my most unusual charity shop book finds for a while. It is also by an author who I have heard of but have never tried before. R. A....
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Seven Seats to the Moon (1969) by Charlotte ArmstrongWith a title such as this, in the year that it was published, it is hard not to wonder if the moon landing which occurred in same year, influenced...
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Juliet Dies Twice (1943) by Lange LewisI know some readers need quite a bit of space after reading a book by one author, before returning to that writer’s work. Others are the opposite...
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The Glimpses of the Moon (1977) by Edmund CrispinThis is the 9 th and final Gervase Fen mystery, and it was the last one that I needed to read, so I could go ahead with my ranked list. So, keep...
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Death in the Stocks (1935) by Georgette HeyerHeyer is a relatively well-known vintage writer, yet in comparison to authors such as Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and John Dickson Carr,...
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Detective Caminada’s Casebook: Memoirs of Manchester’s Sherlock Holmes (1895; 2017) ed. by Angela BuckleyI have returned from my trip to Cambridge, so it is time to get cracking on all the read books I have piled up to review. Today’s read is one I...
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Cafes, Cake and Crime: ‘The Way Up to Heaven’ (1954) by Roald DahlIn January I shared my intention to read more of the short story collections residing on my TBR pile. The plan is to read one a month, the list...
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Crimes of Cymru: Classic Mystery Tales of Wales (2023) ed. by Martin EdwardsThis was the short story collection I chose to look at in February, as part of my reading goal for 2024 to read more of the anthologies sitting...
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Penning Poison: A History of the Anonymous Letter (2023) by Emily CockayneThis is a slightly unusual choice for my blog, as it is a history book, but I felt its topic was one which could be of interest to many of my...
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Priority Number 1: What Books Am I Taking?At the end of this coming working week, I will be off on my travels, going to that exotic land known as the south of England. I hear it is so warm...
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Book of the Month: February 2024I am going to be doing my posts out of order and put up my book of the month post, ahead of my review of the short story collection Crimes of...
