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The Man with Three Passports (1967) by Delano AmesToday’s read is the final Juan Llorca mystery, the other three earlier titles being: The Man in the Tricorn Hat (1960), The Man with Three...
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Mr Monk Goes to the Firehouse (2006) by Lee GoldbergAfter my previous read I needed a comfort book, so I turned to my collection of unread Mr Monk mysteries and picked one up, this time going for...
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The Rabbit Factor (2020) by Antti Tuomainen (Trans. David Hackston (2021)).This is the first of quite a few catch up reviews and it is my latest dabble into the more unusual corners of Scandinavian crime fiction. The...
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Ten Minute Alibi (1934) by Anthony Armstrong and Herbert ShawThis is a book I have been wanting to try for a while, an inverted mystery in which a murder plan relies on the killer’s alibi not being busted....
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The Alarm of the Black Cat (1942) by Dolores HitchensI am getting in early with my book group read this month and it sees a welcome return to the Rachel Murdock series by Dolores Hitchens. Two years...
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Clouds of Witness (1926) by Dorothy L. SayersToday I am returning to the work of Dorothy L. Sayers once more, for another re-read (don’t worry I do have other authors coming up in my next...
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Strong Poison (1930) by Dorothy L. SayersAs many of you will know Strong Poison is the first of four books starring Harriet Vane and Lord Peter Wimsey. It is a book I read for the first...
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Book of the Month: June 2023June was a particularly busy month, especially at the end (when I spoke at the Bodies from the Library conference). Consequently, some of my...
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A Year with Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: June 1951This was my final read of June, which means I have now caught up on last month’s reviews. We’re over half-way through the year and I am pleased I...
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Whose Body? (1923) by Dorothy L. SayersI read this book for the first time at university, over a decade ago (oh I feel so old writing that!). This is the first mystery in Sayers’ Lord...
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Thirty Days of Darkness (2023) by Jenny Lund Madsen (Trans. Megan Turney)Yes, I know it’s the second of July and I am still writing up reviews for June reads (still got three more to go!). Apologies, but things have...
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Dishonoured Bones (1954) by John TrenchJohn Trench has been on the periphery of my classic-crime-authors-I-still-need-to-try radar for quite a while. His appearance in the Green Penguin...
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Bodies from the Library Conference (2023)Last Saturday saw the 8 th Bodies from the Library conference and I was really looking forward to it, as it was my first in-person one since the...
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Anxious People (2020) by Fredrik Backman (Trans. by Neil Smith)Today’s read is another translated tale and there were several aspects of the book which appealed to me based on the blurb. Firstly, there is the...
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The Cornish Wedding Murder (2021) by Fiona LeitchThis is the first in Leitch’s ‘A Nosy Parker Cosy Mystery’ series. There are many other titles in the series called: The Cornish Village...
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Reading the Meow 2023: My Favourite Crime Novels Featuring CatsThis week an event called Reading the Meow is running on Mallika’s blog, Literary Potpourri. It ‘is a celebration of books and cats, inviting...
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Dead Man Inside (1931) by Vincent StarrettIt has been over a year since I have read anything by Starrett, an obscure American mystery writer, until American Mystery Classics began...
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Killer Mystery: A Subscription Box Mystery Game – A ReviewLast month I had a guest post from Killer Mystery, who have started a mystery themed game service, which is delivered in monthly subscription...
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The Mill House Murders (1988) by Yukito Ayatsuji (Trans. Ho-Ling Wong)Since the end of the month is looking a bit busier for me, I took the opportunity to read this month’s book group choice last week on a train back...
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Lesson 7 in Surviving a Classic Crime Novel: 10 Places to Hide a BodyToday’s list brings a close to my week-long series looking at different themes from my book, How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel , which came...
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Lesson 6 in Surviving a Classic Crime Novel: 10 Top Tips for Weddings and HoneymoonsToday sees my penultimate How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel list, with the theme linking into chapter 6, which is entitled: Romance in the...
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Book of the Month: May 2023This post is a lot later than planned, mainly because it has been fun, yet still tiring to do a daily “list” post this week, as part of my launch...
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Lesson 5 in Surviving a Classic Crime Novel: 10 Top Tips for Safer HolidaysIt is day 5 into my How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel themed lists. So far, I have looked at bedroom perils , lethal trains , risky jobs...
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Publication Day: Lesson 4 in Surviving a Classic Crime Novel – 10 of the Worst Crime Fiction Parties to AttendHip Hip Hooray! How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel is published today (and available to buy from vendors such as the British Library,...
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Lesson 3 in Surviving a Classic Crime Novel: 10 of the Deadliest Jobs to Do in Detective FictionToday as my blog title shows, I am up to day 3 in my series of posts exploring some of my themes my new book, How to Survive a Classic Crime...
