Tag Archives: Todd Downing

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

Vultures in the Sky (1935) by Todd Downing

Posted on April 17, 2017 by armchairreviewer

It has been quite a while since I last read a novel by Todd Downing, so I was definitely looking forward to today’s read, which is the third mystery novel of seven in Downing’s Hugh Rennert series. Rennert is a … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged Mexico, Todd Downing, Train Mystery, Vultures in the Sky | 3 Comments

The Turquoise Shop (1941) by Frances Crane

Posted on June 5, 2016 by armchairreviewer

This is my second experience of reading Frances Crane’s work, as last month I reviewed the second novel in the series, The Golden Box (1942). The Turquoise Shop (1941) is the first book in the series (why I read them … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged American Detective Fiction, Frances Crane, Mexico, The Turquoise Shop, Todd Downing | 5 Comments

Meme: New to Me Authors, October to December 2015

Posted on January 3, 2016 by armchairreviewer

This is a meme which Kerrie over at Paradise-Mysteries blog has created so click on the link to find out more about it and also to see other contributions by other bloggers including Jose Ignacio’s who writes the blog A … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Anthony Wynne, Bernard Capes, Francis Duncan, Frank Froest, Harriet Rutland, Hugh Conway, Marian Harvey, New to Me Authors, Paradise Mysteries Blog, Todd Downing | 6 Comments

Book of the Month: December 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by armchairreviewer

Looking back over this month’s reading I have to say it has been a mixed bag ranging from great reads to average reads to ultimately disappointing reads. I have encountered new authors such as Constance and Gwenyth Little’s The Black … Continue reading →

Posted in Book of the Month | Tagged Book of the Month, Called Back, Constance and Gwenyth Little, Golden Age Detective Fiction, Hugh Conway, Ianthe Jerrold, J. Jefferson Farjeon, John Dickson Carr, Let Him Lie, Murder on Tour, The Black Headed Pins, The Case of the Constant Suicides, The House Opposite, Todd Downing | 11 Comments

The Cat Screams (1934) by Todd Downing

Posted on December 23, 2015 by armchairreviewer

Source: Review Copy This is the second novel I have read by Todd Downing, the other being Murder on Tour (1933) and both feature series’ sleuth US customs agent Hugh Rennert. The Cat Screams (1934) is set in the town … Continue reading →

Posted in In the dock | Tagged Agatha Christie, American Golden Age Detective Fiction, Hugh Rennert, Mexico, Murder on Tour, The Cat Screams, Todd Downing | 14 Comments

A Mexican Delight in Todd Downing’s Murder on Tour (1933)

Posted on December 2, 2015 by armchairreviewer

Source: Review Copy I was excited to read this book, having never heard of Todd Downing until I received this book from Coachwhip Publications. He was an American writer and university teacher born in Oklahoma and began his career in … Continue reading →