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Helen Vardon’s Confession (Freeman)

“A regular novel with a Thorndyke episode or climax”: Freeman's thoughts on marriage, art, and the Jews.

nickfuller r austin freeman 1 Comment May 20, 2022May 20, 2022 5 Minutes

Dead of a Physician (Fiona Sinclair)

Murder in a London teaching hospital.

nickfuller Fiona Sinclair Leave a comment May 19, 2022May 19, 2022 3 Minutes

Something Nasty in the Woodshed (Anthony Gilbert)

Meet an English Bluebeard.

nickfuller Anthony Gilbert Leave a comment May 15, 2022May 15, 2022 3 Minutes

The Woman in Red (Anthony Gilbert)

"My name is Julia Ross," the young woman claims - but formidable Mrs. Ponsonby says otherwise.

nickfuller Anthony Gilbert 1 Comment May 12, 2022 3 Minutes

Death in the Wheelbarrow (William Gore)

"By Gor, that chap's dead," said George the farm labourer.

nickfuller William Gore 3 Comments May 10, 2022May 10, 2022 5 Minutes

Courtier to Death (Anthony Gilbert)

Death in a Soho hotel room, drugs in Paris, and danger on both sides of the Channel.

nickfuller Anthony Gilbert 1 Comment May 9, 2022 5 Minutes

Tread Softly (Brian Flynn)

Anthony Bathurst investigates a murder committed in a dream.

nickfuller Brian Flynn Leave a comment March 20, 2022March 20, 2022 4 Minutes

Fear and Trembling (Brian Flynn)

David Somerset, an analytical and manufacturing chemist, has a secret worth one million pounds. Enough to kill for?

nickfuller Brian Flynn Leave a comment March 15, 2022March 15, 2022 4 Minutes

The Fortescue Candle (Brian Flynn)

Home Secretaries are sometimes voted out; they occasionally resign – but few are murdered.

nickfuller Brian Flynn Leave a comment March 13, 2022 3 Minutes

Strange Ending (E.R. Punshon)

Punshon promises a criminal “fine dining” experience … and serves brown Windsor soup.

nickfuller E.R. Punshon Leave a comment March 12, 2022March 12, 2022 2 Minutes

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