Tag Archives: Comic Crime Novel

Pranks and Comedy Galore in Anthony Berkeley’s Mr Priestley’s Problem (1927)

Posted on June 3, 2017 by

This is the next review in my recent spate of blogging on Anthony Berkeley’s work. Whilst A Puzzle in Poison (1938) by Berkeley’s standards was quite a conventional story, we are back to the unconventional with this today’s read, which … 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, Maestro, Please (1952) by Delano Ames

Posted on May 1, 2017 by

Thankfully the gap between my last Delano Ames read and this one was only about a month or so and in this next instalment Jane and Dagobert Brown are restless as ever and are once more travelling, this time in … Continue reading →

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The Body on Page One (1951) by Delano Ames

Posted on March 6, 2017 by

Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt Item: Any other piece of furniture A reoccurring whinge of mine for the past year or so has been over how expensive it is to get a hold of this book. At last though I finally … Continue reading →

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The Case of the Missing Books (2006) by Ian Sansom

Posted on October 26, 2016 by

I am a fan of Sansom’s County Guide series, but until this review I had not read any of his The Mobile Library series. The Case of the Missing Books (2006) is set in Northern Ireland and sees Londoner, Israel … Continue reading →

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No Suspicious Circumstances (2007) by The Mulgray Twins: Or How not to be an Undercover Operative

Posted on June 9, 2016 by

Crime novels which are comical tend to draw my attention, but I think the penname of the authors who wrote this book also intrigued me this time. Additionally being an animal lover, I was also drawn in by the fact … Continue reading →

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Case for Three Detectives (1936) by Leo Bruce

Posted on May 21, 2016 by

Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt Item: Blue Object I have known of this author for a while now, but this is my first time reading his work and I had heard a lot of good things about the Case for Three … Continue reading →

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Home Sweet Homicide (1944) by Craig Rice

Posted on May 14, 2016 by

Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt Item: Magnifying Glass The only other Rice novel I have read is 8 Faces at 3 (1939), which I really enjoyed, so I thought it high time I read another of her works. As the title … Continue reading →

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The Wooden Overcoat (1951) by Pamela Branch: Or how not to get rid of a body

Posted on March 4, 2016 by

Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt Item: Staircase It has been a long time since I have read a Pamela Branch novel, but having thoroughly enjoyed Lion in the Cellar (1951), returning to this author is always something I have been planning … Continue reading →

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