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20240416

Dancers in Mourning by Margery Allingham

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  Readers see Campion at work when his emotions become involved Campion is called in to investigate when the leading man in a hit West E...
20240218

Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh

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The story of a theatrical entertainment that starts with a bang Ngaio Marsh was one of the four 'Queens of Crime' in detective ficti...
20240215

Have His Carcase by Dorothy L Sayers

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Background romance adds extra interest to investigation The 2016 Hodder edition of the novel, first published in 1932 Lord Peter Wimsey’s ...
20240211

Death on the Cherwell by Mavis Doriel Hay

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No Oxford degree for author but she found a good setting for a crime novel The murder at the heart of this mystery occurs on the River Cherw...
20240131

The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie

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Writer’s eighth novel is far from ‘disappointing’ The cover of the 2015 edition published by HarperCollins Six years before Agatha Christi...
20231103

The Clock Strikes 12 by Patricia Wentworth

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Victim sets a New Year deadline for his own murder The Clock Strikes Twelve is the seventh Miss Silver mystery James Paradine, a wealthy bu...
20231021

Death Comes at Christmas by Gladys Mitchell

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A murky tale of murder among the Morris men and pig farmers The Vintage edition of  Death Comes at Christmas We get a glimpse of Mrs Bradl...
20231010

Flowers for the Judge by Margery Allingham

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Mystery novel tells readers more about Albert Campion The Vintage edition of  Flowers for the Judge Campion is pushed to his limits when...
20230929

Thirteen Guests by J Jefferson Farjeon

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An intriguing mystery told with humour and well-drawn characters The British Library edition of Farjeon's Thirteen Guests   Thirteen...
20230711

Death Is No Sportsman by Cyril Hare

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A fishing story with no red herrings to confuse the trail Death Is No Sportsman was first published in 1938 The sport of fly fishing is at...
20230605

The Big Four by Agatha Christie

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Poirot novel may prove a test for even his most dedicated fans The Big Four was the seventh Poirot novel Rereading all Agatha Christie’s d...
20230525

Death in A White Tie by Ngaio Marsh

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Author does not allow the romance to dominate the story Death in a White Tie is the seventh Alleyn novel Detective Chief Inspector Roderi...