Stacking The Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts, eBooks, and audiobooks. Green for Danger by Christianna Brand (Inspector Cockrill, 2) It is … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves (6)
Anthony Berkeley (real name: Anthony Berkeley Cox) was an English crime fiction writer member of the Detection Club, a group of British mystery writers founded in 1930. Berkeley was one of the founding members of the Detection Club, along with other famous crime writers such as Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G.K. Chesterton. The club was formed as a way for mystery writers to … Continue reading Book Review: The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley, Edited by Martin Edwards (1929)
Stacking The Shelves is a meme hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality all about sharing the books you are adding to your shelves, may it be physical or virtual. This means you can include books you buy in physical store or online, books you borrow from friends or the library, review books, gifts, eBooks, and audiobooks. The Case of the Famished Parson by George Bellairs Synopsis: Dr. … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves (3)
E.C.R. Lorac (Edith Caroline Rivett) was a British crime writer who was a member of the prestigious Detection Club, an exclusive club for writers of detective fiction. The Detection Club was founded in 1930 by a group of British mystery writers, including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G.K. Chesterton, to promote the genre and encourage high standards of writing. Lorac was admitted to the … Continue reading Book Review: These Names Make Clues by E.C.R. Lorac (1937)
The Greenhouse Pane! by Claire Logan (The Myriad Mysteries, 4) When their toy poodle Bessie finds a famous architectural designer dead in the Myriad Hotel’s greenhouse, Hector and Pamela Jackson’s attendance at the rooftop gala make them witnesses to a crime scene. With the elevators suddenly inoperable, our couple must determine which of the guests is the killer before the culprit escapes – or another … Continue reading New Book Releases: March 29 – April 4, 2023
George Bellairs was the pen name of Harold Blundell (1902-1985), a British crime fiction author. He wrote more than 50 detective novels and was one of the most famous crime writers of the 20th century. His most famous creation is Inspector Tom Littlejohn, a detective who appeared in over 40 of Bellairs’ novels. Set in small towns and villages throughout England, Bellairs’ books are known … Continue reading Book Review: The Body in the Dumb River by George Bellairs (1961)
The Girl Who Took What She Wanted by David Handler In this new installment of the Edgar award-winning Stewart Hoag mystery series, the ghostwriting sleuth investigates a trail of murder amidst Hollywood’s rich and famous. Stewart “Hoagy” Hoag hasn’t written any fiction since his debut novel rocked the literary world of the 1980s and then left him with a paralyzing case of writer’s block. Since … Continue reading New Book Releases March 1- March 7, 2023
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 Fiction, which were out of print or forgotten … Continue reading Book Review: Murder by the Book, Edited by Martin Edwards (2021)
Calling all writers, editors, publishers, and booksellers! Here are six mysteries set in the literary world that will keep you guessing until the last page. Murder by the Book: Mysteries for Bibliophiles edited by Martin Edwards There is no better hiding place for clues—or red herrings—than inside the pages of a book. But in this world of resentful ghost writers, indiscreet playwrights, and unscrupulous book … Continue reading Reading List: 9 Bibliomysteries
Maybe Freeman Wills Crofts is less perennially famous than his fellow Detection Club members Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. Still, his solid methodical police detective Inspector French is a personal favorite. Crofts made his living as a railway engineer before turning to crime writing in 1929. Many aspects of his previous profession bleed through, such as using railway timetables to make or break alibis … Continue reading Book Review: Antidote to Venom by Freeman Wills Crofts, Edited by Martin Edwards (1938)
Golden Age of Detective Fiction 