Hercule Poirot's Christmas

Hercule Poirot's Christmas

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• Saturday, January 1, 2022

  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 Clocks

The Clocks

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• Thursday, December 30, 2021

  The Clocks (1963) by Agatha Christie (read by Robin Bailey) This is a reread for me (as are nearly all Christie stories) and I reviewed i...

The Death at Yew Corner

The Death at Yew Corner

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  The Death at Yew Corner (1980) Richard Forrest Dr. Fabian "Faby" Bunting was a force to be reckoned with. An opinionated former...

Spare Time for Murder

Spare Time for Murder

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• Monday, December 27, 2021

 Manders End, I thought. Yes, I would drive there now in the Pardiso and stay the night in one of those nice sounding pubs. That was how the...

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

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• Sunday, December 26, 2021

 A Christmas Carol (1843) by Charles Dickens, performed by Sir Patrick Stewart (1991) With all the adaptations of A Christmas Carol out the...

In the Crypt with a Candlestick

In the Crypt with a Candlestick

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• Friday, December 24, 2021

  In the Crypt with a Candlestick (2021) by Daisy Waugh Sir Ecgbert Tode has finally shuffled off this mortal coil and his widow, the still...

Fan Fiction

Fan Fiction

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• Thursday, December 23, 2021

  Fan Fiction (2021) by Brent Spiner (with Jeanne Darst) Brent Spiner spins a tale loosely based on real events to show what happens when f...

The Man Who Died Twice

The Man Who Died Twice

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• Tuesday, December 21, 2021

 The Man Who Died Twice (2021) by Richard Osman The septuagenarians of Cooper's Chase retirement home are off on another murderous adve...

Murder at Kensington Gardens

Murder at Kensington Gardens

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• Sunday, December 19, 2021

  Murder at Kensington Gardens (2018) by Lee Strauss Lady Ginger Gold takes her dog "Boss" (short for Boston) for a walk in Kensi...

Reprint of the Year: Murder in the French Room

Reprint of the Year: Murder in the French Room

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• Saturday, December 18, 2021

 For the last several years, Kate at  Cross Examining Crime  has been rounding up the vintage mystery bloggers and having us perpetuate her ...

A Surprise for Christmas

A Surprise for Christmas

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• Friday, December 17, 2021

  A Surprise for Christmas (2020) by Martin Edwards (ed) Another fine collection of mysterious Christmas tidings put together by Edwards an...

Still Life with Murder--slightly spoilerish

Still Life with Murder--slightly spoilerish

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• Thursday, December 9, 2021

  Still Life with Murder (2003) by P. B. Ryan Set in Boston, 1800s. The Hewitt family is one of the wealthy elite who have lost sons to the ...

Murder at the Mortuary

Murder at the Mortuary

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• Tuesday, December 7, 2021

 Murder at the Mortuary (2020) by Lee Strauss The previous book left us with a cliffhanger. Ginger Gold had been investigating two mysterie...

The Christmas Card Crime

The Christmas Card Crime

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• Sunday, December 5, 2021

  The Christmas Card Crime & Other Stories by Martin Edwards (ed) A third collection from the British Library's Crime Classics seri...

Silent Nights

Silent Nights

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• Wednesday, December 1, 2021

  Silent Nights (2015) by Martin Edwards (ed)  One of several seasonal Golden Age short story collections put together by the British Libra...

Murder under the Mistletoe

Murder under the Mistletoe

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• Sunday, November 28, 2021

  Murder under the Mistletoe by Jennifer Jordan Barry and Dee Vaughan take a holiday in Italy where they get their first glimpse of Miranda...