21stC

February 2, 2021

The Cheltenham Square Murder

Sticking with squares, can I recommend The Cheltenham Square Murder, which is one of those lovely ‘forgotten’ books from the British Library Crime Classics. Originally published in 1937, it was written by John Bude, whose work I always enjoy, with… Continue reading
February 27, 2020

More Miss Marple (Take Two)

A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29th, at Little Paddocks at 6.30 p.m. Friends please accept this, the only intimation. This, as I’m sure many of you will know, is the opening of Agatha Christie’s… Continue reading
February 14, 2020

Hag-Seed

Oh, this is good, good, good! In all the hooha about the Booker Prize and the follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale (which I HATED, so I have no intention of reading The Testaments), this one seems to have been somewhat… Continue reading