Tag Archives: British Library Crime Classics

Your Favourite British Library Crime Classics: Round 1

Posted on September 10, 2017 by armchairreviewer

Last week I launched off a series of polls to find out which novels or story collections were the most popular from the British Library Crime Classics series. I decided to do split the books from the series into 5 … Continue reading →

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Seven Dead (1939) by J. Jefferson Farjeon

Posted on September 8, 2017 by armchairreviewer

Source: Review Copy (British Library) Farjeon was an author I looked at a few times when I first started my blog, reviewing titles such as Thirteen Guests (1936), The Z Murders (1932) and The House Opposite (1931). But I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Another Great Installment in the British Library Crime Classics Series: The Long Arm of the Law (2017) ed. Martin Edwards

Posted on September 7, 2017 by armchairreviewer

Source: Review Copy (British Library) This collection opens as usual with an insightful and informative introduction by Martin Edwards, who provides a whistle stop tour of police detectives in mystery fiction. No mean feat, but I liked how he pointed … Continue reading →

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Continental Crimes (2017) ed. by Martin Edwards

Posted on April 27, 2017 by armchairreviewer

Source: Review Copy (British Library) This is the latest short story collection issued by the British Library and should be available in June. All of the stories unsurprisingly are connected by the common dominator of being set on the Continent. … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged Agatha Christie, Arthur Conan Doyle, British Library Crime Classics, Continental Crimes, father brown, France, G. K. Chesterton, Martin Edwards, Short Story Collection | 4 Comments

Family Matters (1933) by Anthony Rolls

Posted on March 20, 2017 by armchairreviewer

Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt Item: Tree Source: Review Copy (British Library) My first experience with Rolls’ was not the best, but I am definitely glad that I decided to give him another go. The plot of Family Matters showcases Rolls’ … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged Anthony Rolls, British Library Crime Classics, Family Matters, Golden Age Detective Fiction, Scarweather | 9 Comments

Scarweather (1934) by Anthony Rolls

Posted on February 19, 2017 by armchairreviewer

Source: British Library Crime Classics (Review Copy) Vintage Scavenger Hunt Item: Blue Object Rolls was the penname of C. E. Vulliamy, (the unusual surname arising due to him having an ancestor who was a Swiss clockmaker) and he certainly put … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged 1930s Detective Fiction, Anthony Rolls, Archaeology, British Library Crime Classics, Family Matters, Scarweather | 11 Comments

Silent Nights: Christmas Mysteries (2015) ed. Martin Edwards

Posted on October 29, 2016 by armchairreviewer

Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt Item: Any Other Holiday Object Invariably late to the party as usual, I have finally got round to reading one of the British Library Crime Classics short story collections. There were a few familiar stories in … Continue reading →