Tag Archives: Dorothy L. Sayers

Cats and Crime: An Eclectic Exploration of the Darker Side to Cats in Early Mystery Fiction

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

Nowadays, cats can regularly be found in mystery fiction, often in, but by no means limited to, what is now termed ‘cosy’ crime. There are felines who assist their owners in solving crimes, such as in the Mulgray Twins’ No … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Night Bloggers: A is for April… and Anything Goes: What makes a good Aristocratic Sleuth?

Posted on April 25, 2017 by

Ever keen to try something new, the Tuesday Night Bloggers have gone for a different type of theme this month: the letter A. Be it a book title, author, country or a more abstract theme; it all goes, as long … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Night Bloggers: A is for April… And Anything Goes: Alibis

Posted on April 18, 2017 by

Ever keen to try something new, the Tuesday Night Bloggers have gone for a different type of theme this month: the letter A. Be it a book title, author, country or a more abstract theme; it all goes, as long … Continue reading →

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Book of the Month: March 2017

Posted on March 31, 2017 by

This month’s reading has been varied to say the least in terms of quality and in terms of content. I’ve managed to squeeze in reading two non-fiction books on crime fiction as well so I’ll be doing a separate Book … Continue reading →

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Busman’s Honeymoon (1937) by Dorothy L Sayers

Posted on March 16, 2017 by

This is my second entry for Rich’s monthly Crimes of the Century challenge, which he hosts at his blog Past Offences. This is a book I have been keen to re-read since last month when I talked about it for … Continue reading →

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Dorothy L Sayers’ Quiz Answers

Posted on March 10, 2017 by

Last Friday I posed an unusual quiz based around Sayers’ opinions on various writers and their works, not all of which were that complimentary. To have a go at the quiz click here. To find out the answers read on. … Continue reading →

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Taking Detective Stories Seriously: The Collected Crime Reviews of Dorothy L Sayers (2017)

Posted on March 2, 2017 by

Source: Tippermuir Books Limited (Review Copy) I am aware that my next book up for review was supposed to be Ione Montgomery’s The Golden Dress (1940), but on Tuesday I received this book. I thought I might have a quick … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Night Bloggers: Sayers and Love

Posted on February 28, 2017 by

Over the past few weeks I have looked at the inclusion of romance and love in mystery fiction positively on the whole. In my first post I did a brief survey into how love features in Agatha Christie’s work – … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Night Bloggers: Favourite Sleuthing Couples

Posted on February 21, 2017 by

This week I decided to look at sleuthing couples in crime fiction, as part of this month’s Tuesday Night Blogger theme, love. I think for most readers many of my choices won’t be surprising, but I guess one of the … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Night Bloggers: Romance on the Big Screen

Posted on February 14, 2017 by

This month the Tuesday Night Bloggers are exploring love and its variation, as well as its consequences in crime fiction. Last week I delved into mostly golden age detective fiction to examine what suspects and criminals do in the name … Continue reading →

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