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Welcome to another review of one of the British Library Crime Classics series: Murder by the Book, edited by Martin Edwards. Murder by the Book is an anthology of sixteen short stories meticulously selected by Martin Edwards around the theme of books; there’s stories from 1890-1960 about writers, booksellers, and readers from the Golden Age of Detective… Continue reading Book Review: Murder by the Book, Edited by Martin Edwards (2021)

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The Unsuspected by Charlotte Armstrong is a classic mystery novel, originally published in 1945. The story follows Jane, a young woman who is investigating the supposed suicide of her best friend Rosaleen. Rosaleen was found dead in a soundproof room, and although the police believe it was a suicide, Jane is convinced that her friend was murdered.… Continue reading Book Review: The Unsuspected by Charlotte Armstrong (1945)

Originally posted on Golden Age of Detective Fiction:
The Chocolate Cobweb is a gripping mystery novel written by Charlotte Armstrong. The book tells the story of Amanda Garth, who discovers that her birth was shrouded in mystery and decides to investigate her true parentage. Amanda approaches the Garrison family, who were briefly involved in her birth mix-up, in the hope of uncovering the truth. However,… Continue reading Book Review: The Chocolate Cobweb by Charlotte Armstrong (1948)

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In Hildegarde Withers first case, she teams up with Detective Oscar Piper to find who killed stockbroker, Gerald Lester, and dumped his body in the New York City Aquarium’s penguin tank, in Stuart Palmer’s 1932 novel, The Penguin Pool Murder. Audiences loved it so much that  it was turned into a blockbuster feature film with the same title… Continue reading Book Review: The Penguin Pool Murder by Stuart Palmer (1932)