Tag Archives: Gladys Mitchell

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

Posted on August 16, 2017 by armchairreviewer

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Agatha Christie, Cats and Crime, Dorothy L. Sayers, Edgar Allan Poe, Gladys Mitchell, Golden Age Detective Fiction, Miss Marple | 4 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

Book of the Month: April 2017

Posted on April 30, 2017 by armchairreviewer

It is that time of the month again where I take a look at the books I have read from my everlasting TBR pile. I managed 12 books this month (well technically 13 but I’ll be putting that review up … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of the Month | Tagged Book of the Month, Gladys Mitchell, Todd Downing, Vultures in the Sky | 5 Comments

Tuesday Night Bloggers: First Encounters

Posted on January 10, 2017 by armchairreviewer

To kick the year off the Tuesday Night Bloggers are looking at crime fiction firsts this month. Already we have had posts looking at the origins of detective fiction, John Dickson Carr’s Dr Fell series and J. J. Connington’s first … Continue reading →

Posted in Tuesday Night Bloggers | Tagged Cyril Hare, Dorothy L. Sayers, Freeman Wills Crofts, Georgette Heyer, Gladys Mitchell, John Dickson Carr, Josephine Tey, Margery Allingham, Michael Innes, Ngaio Marsh, Tuesday Night Bloggers | 28 Comments

Here Comes the Chopper (1946) by Gladys Mitchell

Posted on January 9, 2017 by armchairreviewer

Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt Item: Any Other Weapon My reads with Mitchell have often been mixed. Some I thought very good (I won’t dare mention them as it’ll only upset JJ) and some which were plain awful and boring. Rereads … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged Gladys Mitchell, Golden Age Detective Fiction, Here Comes the Chopper, Mrs Bradley | 5 Comments

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

Come Away Death (1937) by Gladys Mitchell

Posted on September 21, 2016 by armchairreviewer

Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt Item: Camera Decided to have another look at Gladys Mitchell’s work on the blog today and this week Mrs Bradley is travelling in and around Greece and throughout the book the world of the ancient Greeks … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged Come Away Death, Gladys Mitchell, Golden Age Detective Fiction, Greece, Mrs Bradley | 8 Comments

When Last I Died (1941) by Gladys Mitchell

Posted on August 7, 2016 by armchairreviewer

Vintage Mystery Scavenger Hunt Item: Moon It has been ages since I have read a novel by Gladys Mitchell. Her output is mixed to say the least in terms of quality, with her bizarre combination of characters, settings and events … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged Cold Case, Gladys Mitchell, Golden Age Detective Fiction, When Last I Died | 15 Comments

Gender and Representation in British ‘Golden Age’ Crime Fiction (2016) by Megan Hoffman

Posted on July 10, 2016 by armchairreviewer

Source: Review Copy (Palgrave Macmillan) Not only is there a rise in the reprinting of golden age detective novels these days, but there is also a rise in the number of books coming out which seek to analyse such works, … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged Agatha Christie, Christianna Brand, Dorothy L. Sayers, Gender and Representation in British ‘Golden Age’ Crime Fiction, Gladys Mitchell, Golden Age Detective Fiction, Josephine Tey, Margery Allingham, Megan Hoffman, Ngaio Marsh, Palgrave Macmillan, Patricia Wentworth | 6 Comments

Emotions in Golden Age Detective Fiction

Posted on April 4, 2016 by armchairreviewer

Spoiler Warning: For the following novels crucial information concerning the killers is mentioned: Christie’s Evil Under the Sun, The Murder at the Vicarage, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Peril at End House and Death on the Nile, Margery Allingham’s Dancers … Continue reading →