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Sad Cypress

  Sad Cypress (1940) by Agatha Christie The story opens in court. Elinor Carlisle is on trial for her life--accused of poisoning one Mary G...

He'd Rather Be Dead

  He'd Rather Be Dead (1945) by George Bellairs Sir Gideon Ware has a positive talent for ticking people off. Several years ago, he set...

The Green Island Mystery

  The Green Island Mystery (1949) by Betsy Allen (Betty Cavanna) The fifth installment in the Connie Blair series finds Connie and Georgia ...

Eight Perfect Murders

  Eight Perfect Murders (2020) by Peter Swanson From the very first line Malcolm Kershaw, used bookstore owner and former crime fiction rea...

Deathblow Hill

 Deathblow Hill (1935) by Phoebe Atwood Taylor Asey Mayo is called upon to get to the bottom of odd happenings around Deathblow Hill, home o...

The Ruby Raven

  The Ruby Raven (1999) ~Michael Dahl Finn (Finnegan) Zwake lives with his Uncle Stoppard because his parents (archeologists) went missing ...

Best "Thinking Machine" Detective Stories

 Best "Thinking Machine" Detective Stories by Jacques Futrelle These are supposed to be the best of Futrelle's detective stor...

Death Comes to Pemberley

  Death Comes to Pemberley (2011) by P. D. James The Darcys and their household staff are preparing Pemberley for the annual Lady Anne'...

All Reader's Block Challenges Wrap-Up WINNER

  As promised I have cranked up the Random Number Generator and selected one challenger from those who responded to my wrap-up post as the t...

Easy to Kill

 "No, no, my dear boy, that's where you're wrong. It's very easy to kill--so long as no one suspects you. And you see, the ...

The Case of the Famished Parson

  The Case of the Famished Parson (1949) by George Bellairs The Bishop of Greyle, James Macintosh, is bashed over the head and his body dum...

Calendar of Crime Headquarters

  Here you will find a link to the original challenge post and links to the Category and Mystery Author Spreadsheets. This year I have set u...

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

  Hercule Poirot's Christma s (1938) by Agatha Christie (read by Hugh Fraser) From all appearances Simeon Lee is looking for a good old-...

The Ultimate Reader's Block Challenge Wrap-Up

  This year, I've decided to do things a little differently. Rather than post wrap-up links for each challenge, I've decided on a on...

December Calendar of Crime Reivews

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My Reader's Block Challenges for 2022

  Just a reminder that all the new Reader's Block challenges for 2022 are posted and ready to go. If you're looking for a challenge ...

November Calendar of Crime Reviews

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