Tag Archives: 1930s Mystery Novel

Spider Web (1938) by Alice Campbell

Posted on August 13, 2017 by

Alice Campbell was an author I came across earlier this year when researching for my blogpost on weird mystery fiction titles, which you can find here if you missed it at the time. Though unlike Campbell’s 1946 novel, The Cockroach … Continue reading →

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Keep It Quiet (1935) by Richard Hull

Posted on May 18, 2017 by

I’m really pleased to be reviewing this book as I loved The Murder of My Aunt (1934), but I have not been able to get my hands on more of Hull’s work since then. Based on these two books I … Continue reading →

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Murder in Trinidad (1934) by J. W. Vandercook

Posted on March 23, 2017 by

Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt Item: Boat Vandercook is an author who is new to me. He was London born, but went to live in New York when he was a child. He started out as an actor but then went … Continue reading →

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