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Murder in the Submarine Zone (1940) a.k.a. Nine and Death Makes Ten by Carter DicksonI picked up a copy of this book last September for £2, which I was quite chuffed with, as I have not had a charity shop find like that for a...
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“We Never Sleep”: A Profile of Pinkerton’s Inc., the World-Famous Detective AgencyJanuary definitely seems to be the month for me getting around to doing some blogging housekeeping and finally posting on some topics that I have...
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Classic Crime Abbreviation PuzzleIt has been a while since I have posted a puzzle on my blog, so whilst I am still full of new year good intentions, I thought I better get one...
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My 1700th Blog Post: The World of Sherlock Holmes StampsIt has taken me around half a year to clock up another 100 posts. But I have finally managed it, so I thought I would turn to a topic I have been...
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Miscellanous Mystery Short StoriesMany of you will know that I have set myself a short story collection reading challenge this year and this month’s collection is Byomkesh...
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Book of the Month: December 2023I was surprised that I managed to read 20 books last month, and even more surprised that 12 were non-crime fiction. There must be something about...
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Agatha Christie: Plots, Clues and Misdirections – Thirty-Three Ways the Queen of Crime Deceives Us (2023) by Sally and Tony HopeThis was one of the books I received at Christmas, yet failed to include in my Christmas Books post, for the simple reason that I was in the...
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Rim of the Pit (1944) by Hake TalbotI was not sure how I would take to this ‘cult classic’, but I was intrigued to give it a go. The Saturday Review of Literature described it as a...
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A Year with Ellery Queen: December 1951It might not still be December, but I did manage to read my final Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine ( EQMM) last month, thus completing my...
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Everyone on this Train is a Suspect (2024) by Benjamin StevensonI have been super excited about this book from the moment I heard about it, as I really loved the first book in the series, Everyone in My...
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Reprint of the Year Award 2023 -The ResultsBack on the 18th of December I opened the polls for this year’s Reprint of the Year Award and at the stroke of midnight they closed just...
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2024 Reading Goal: Tackling my Short Story CollectionsI hope I am not the only one who struggles with short story collections. As a reader I much prefer novels. I like to be immersed in one longer...
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Christmas Gifts and Treats to SelfMerry Christmas everyone! Hopefully you have all had a chance to unwrap your presents, which equally hopefully were book shaped. My family,...
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Letter of Intent (1971) by Ursula CurtissThis is a book that I received in my bookish advent calendar a couple of weeks ago and rather than let it languish on my TBR pile for a month or...
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The Case of the Ghost of Christmas Morning (2021) by P. J. FitzsimmonsEarlier this month I was in the mood for something light-hearted and fun to read, with a modicum of silliness thrown in too. I had already read...
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S. S. Murder (1933) by Q. Patrick‘Do you remember how we used to quarrel about the ideal setting for a murder story? I always said it was a houseparty out in the country...
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Guest Post: The Mystery of the Unknown Setting by Sue RannToday on my blog I have a guest post by Sue Rann, who is the author of Looking for Mr Nobody (2003). This was originally published by No Exit...
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Reprint of the Year Award 2023: Let’s Vote!During the first two weeks of December I, along with nine other bloggers, have been trying our best to convince you to vote for our reprint...
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Reprint of the Year Award 2023: Nomination 2Last week saw 10 bloggers, including myself, posting up our first nominations for the 2023 Reprint of the Year Award. If you missed those posts...
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Crime at Christmas: ‘Mrs Bardell’s Xmas Eve’ by Gwyn EvansLast Christmas I was gifted a collection called Crime at Christmas by Gwyn Evans, which contains six issues of Union Jack magazine. In each...
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Book of the Month: November 2023I may have to change my name to The-Perpetually-Catching-Up-Blogger, as the tendency to end up with reviewing backlogs continues to haunt me. My...
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Twice in a Blue Moon (1993) by Patricia MoyesIn a pleasing bit of symmetry, I am reviewing Moyes’ final Inspector Henry Tibbett mystery today, having last read one of her books back in...
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Reprint of the Year Award 2023: Nomination 1Last week I kicked off the 2023 Reprint of the Year award. If you missed that post, here is a link . It explains what the award is about and...
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The Postscript Murders (2020) by Elly GriffthsBefore anyone panics, my Reprint of the Year Award nomination post will be popping up this evening, I am just waiting on a couple more blogger...
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Your Neck in a Noose (1942) by Elizabeth FerrarsYour Neck in a Noose is the book’s original title when it was published in the UK, a title which gives the idea of some immediate and imminent...
