Tag Archives: Ethel Lina White

Some Must Watch (1933) by Ethel Lina White: 8 Reasons Why I Love It

Posted on August 3, 2017 by armchairreviewer

A little while ago fellow blogger, the Puzzle Doctor, tried his first novel by White, this very one in fact. Yet whilst this is my favourite read by White, it unfortunately wasn’t the Puzzle Doctor’s cup of tea. After my … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged Ethel Lina White, Serial Killer, Some Must Watch, Tension | 9 Comments

Serpents in Eden (2016) ed. By Martin Edwards

Posted on July 10, 2017 by armchairreviewer

This book has spent quite a while on my TBR pile, since I bought it from Barter Book last year, but at long last it made it to the top and I’m rather glad it did. Like Auden I find … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged Anthony Berkeley, Arthur Conan Doyle, British Library Crime Classic Reprints, Countryside Mysteries, E. C. Bentley, Ethel Lina White, G. K. Chesterton, Gladys Mitchell, H. C. Bailey, Herbert Jenkins, Lenora Wodehouse, Leo Bruce, M. McDonnell Bodkin, Margery Allingham, Martin Edwards, R. Austin Freeman, Serpents in Eden | 3 Comments

The Man Who Was Not There (1943) by Ethel Lina White

Posted on November 12, 2016 by armchairreviewer

The story, which was published as The Man Who Loved Lions in the UK, begins with a very excited and determined Ann Sherborne going for a reunion of the Sullied Souls club, which 7 years ago consisted of her and six others … Continue reading →

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Book of the Month: September 2016

Posted on September 30, 2016 by armchairreviewer

This month’s reads have featured a return to a lot of familiar faces as I began the month with Henry Wade’s The Verdict of You All (1926) and continued my exploration of Molly Thynne’s work reading The Case of Sir … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of the Month | Tagged Agatha Christie, Delano Ames, Dorothy L. Sayers, Ethel Lina White, Francis Durbridge, Gladys Mitchell, Hans Olav Lahlum, Henry Wade, June Wright, Margaret Armstrong, Mary Roberts Rhinehart, Molly Thynne, Nicholas Blake | 1 Comment

She Faded into Air (1941) by Ethel Lina White

Posted on September 29, 2016 by armchairreviewer

I have been a fan of White’s two most famous novels The Wheel Spins (1936) and Some Must Watch (1933), for a while now and spurred on by reviews of other White novels this year, I decided to track down … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged Ethel Lina White, She Faded into Air, Some Must Watch, Suspense Fiction, The Wheel Spins | 12 Comments

Tuesday Night Bloggers: Children in Crime – Week 2

Posted on September 13, 2016 by armchairreviewer

This month the Tuesday Night Bloggers (an eclectic bunch of bloggers from around the world) are looking at children in crime, be they victims, sleuths or even the criminals! It is my turn at collecting the posts this month and … Continue reading →