I was looking for at least one Christmas-themed book to read this year and since I enjoy mysteries, this sounded like it was right up my alley! Murder Under the Christmas Tree is a collection of ten classic crime stories, all centered around Christmas. The stories are: The Necklace of Pearls by Dorothy L. Sayers… Read More Book Review: Murder Under the Christmas Tree edited by Cecily Gayford
I can’t remember who recommended this book but I know why I read it – because it’s a collection of short stories from the Golden Age of Mystery! You should know by now that I’m always keen to read more authors from this period of time and I thought a collection of short stories would… Read More Book Review: Bodies from the Library edited by Tony Medawar
Time for another Golden Age Mystery! The Moving Toyshop reminded me that I haven’t read a Lord Peter Wimsey mystery in a while, so when I was at the library I picked up a copy of Strong Poison. Strong Poison starts with the trial of Harriet Vane, who is accused of poisoning her ex-lover. Unfortunately… Read More Book Review: Strong Poison by Dorothy Sayers
I managed to read another book by a Golden Age Mystery author I’ve not read before! Honestly, I’m amazed that I didn’t look into this time period earlier, given that I was such a fan of Agatha Christie when I was younger. I’m not sure why I thought she was the only mystery writer worth… Read More Book Review: The Moving Toyshop by Edmund Crispin
So I’ve read my second Anthony Berkeley book (this time under his pen-name) and wow, he is proving to be one of the most innovative Golden Age Mystery writers that I’ve read! Trial and Error was about a man trying to prove himself guilty, and Before the Fact is a thriller from the perspective of… Read More Book Review: Before the Fact by Francis Iles [Spoilers]
Selah at A Bibliophile Style continues to host the Year with Christie readalongs on Instagram! This year, the frequency of the book discussions have dropped to quarterly, which works for me because I forgot about this until two or three weeks before the discussion (which is taking place today). The Murder at the Vicarage is… Read More Book Review: The Murder at the Vicarage by Agatha Christie
It has been surprisingly difficult to get ahold of Berkeley’s mysteries, since the library only has the Chinese translations and I couldn’t really find his books in stores. Until I stumbled across Trial and Error in BookXcess (that wonderful remaindered book website) and promptly got a copy. One of the novelists during the Golden Age… Read More Book Review: Trial and Error by Anthony Berkeley
So… I’ve somehow joined a real life bookclub, which is exciting because I get to talk to people about books in real time! I couldn’t make it to the first meeting, but someone chose Agatha Christie as the second book so I am already feeling very positive about this group of people! Even if I… Read More Rereading: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
I have finally read another Golden Age mystery by a writer that’s new to me! And the more I read of these lesser-known works (like Mitchell, for instance), the more I think that it was a pity that these authors are not more widely read. Flowers for the Judge starts with the detective being called… Read More Book Review: Flowers for the Judge by Margery Allingham
Hello to my first Classic Remarks post of 2021! This one is such a fun one and I could not pass it up, although writing it proved to be much harder than anticipated. While I like a lot of authors and the Golden Age of Mystery in general is a favourite, it’s always hard to… Read More Classic Remarks: My Favourite Classic Mystery Writers