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My 1600th Post: Lesson 2 in Surviving a Classic Crime Novel: 10 Mysteries with Trains in, and the Advice They Have for UsYesterday I put up the first post in a series I am doing, to complement my forthcoming book How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel , which is...
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Death in a Million Living Rooms (1951) by Patricia McGerrPatricia McGerr is an author I have wanted to love more than I do. Her mysteries with structural gimmicks, such as Pick Your Victim (1946) and...
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Lesson 1 in Surviving a Classic Crime Novel: 10 Top Tips for Avoiding Bedroom HomicideLater this week, on the 8 th June in fact, my book How to Survive a Classic Crime Novel , is being published, which is packed full of advice...
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The Clock That Wouldn’t Stop (1952) by Elizabeth FerrarsOne of the first things I thought of when I picked up this Ferrars title from my TBR pile, was Christianna Brand’s Cat and Mouse (1950). Both...
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A Year with Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: May 1951Five months in and somehow, I am still managing to read one Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine a month (having been gifted a year’s worth in my...
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The Diehard (1956) by Jean PottsIt has been far too long since I last read anything by this author. I have read eight mysteries by Potts to date, with The Little Lie (1968)...
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Guest Post: Killer Mystery – Game Night Just Got A Lot More ThrillingToday is not a review but is something a little bit different. Given the puzzle solving element of most mysteries, it is not surprising that fans...
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Mr Monk in Outer Space (2007) by Lee GoldbergI wasn’t sure which title to go for next in the series, (bearing in mind that some had to be read in a particular order due to plot developments),...
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The Murder on the Links (1923) by Agatha ChristieThis is my latest Christie re-read. It is Poirot’s second outing in a novel and to be honest it was a book I had lukewarm memories of, so I was...
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Murder on the Day of Judgement (1936) by Virginia RathI have been meaning to return to the work of Virginia Rath for a while, as it has been just under two years since my last read by her. Over the...
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The Detective’s “Murder Bag”This is an unusual post in that it is not a review of a short story or novel, nor even of a non-fiction tome about the mystery genre. Instead, I...
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The Man Who Cried All the Way Home (1966) by Dolores HitchensThis is a title which was put on to my radar by John Norris who blogs at Pretty Sinister . It has been nearly 2 years since I have read anything...
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Book of the Month: April 2023April was a busy month, and May is looking to be a busy one too – hence another late post. One of my biggest posts of April looked at the revival...
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Mr Monk and the Blue Flu (2007) by Lee GoldbergApologies for the silence on the blog, but it has been a busy week. So, whilst I read this mystery in April, making it the third Mr Monk read for...
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Nemesis (1971) by Agatha ChristieThis is a late Christie which I have always felt I enjoyed more than others. It has certainly received its fair share of criticism when...
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A Year with Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine: April 1951Today I am carrying on with my year long plan to read one Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine a month. April’s issue came with a different format in...
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The Revival of the Green Penguin: Some Bookish Hopes for the FutureA news item which has been discussed in The Bookseller today, and which has many classic crime fans a twittering (and maybe doing a little...
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The Case of the Canterfell Codicil (2020) by P. J. FitzsimmonsThis is the first Anty Boisjoly mystery, a series which was recommended to me by a blog reader. I had less reading time last week and was feeling...
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Twice Round the Clock (1935) by Billie HoustonThis month the British Library have reprinted the sole novel from a writer who was better known as a stage performer and celebrity who was part of...
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Mr Monk in Trouble (2009) by Lee GoldbergGiven the success of my first reading experience of the Adrian Monk mystery novels, Mr Monk Goes to Hawaii (2006), it should not be too...
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I, Said the Fly (1945) by Elizabeth FerrarsRecently, I treated myself to 8 Elizabeth Ferrars novels, which you can see in the photo below: Top Row: Death of a Minor Character and...
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Mr Monk Goes to Hawaii (2006) by Lee GoldbergGiven my success with the Death in Paradise novels last month, I decided to try another mystery series based on a TV programme that I enjoyed. As...
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Evil Under the Sun (1941) by Agatha ChristieThis is my latest Christie re-read. Due to the film and TV adaptations of this story, it is another of the “big” Christies. I was surprised I had...
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The Sunday Pigeon Murders (1942) by Craig RiceRice wrote a trilogy of mysteries featuring Bingo Riggs and Handsome Kusak, two friends who are scratching a living together in photography. I...
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Method in Madness (1957) by Doris Miles DisneyIt has been quite a while since I have read anything written by this author. My records show I have not reviewed one of her mysteries since...
