Cat's cradle or catastrophe? I wasn't purring.
The Cat and the Corpse (R.A.J. Walling)
A Most Immoral Murder (Harriette Ashbrook)
Philately will get you nowhere.
The Murder of Sigurd Sharon (Harriette Ashbrook)
By Harriette AshbrookFirst published: US: Coward McCann, 1933. Available on Kindle. Cecily Thane was an orthodox Vancian investigation; Steven Kester was a country house mystery. In her third mystery, Ashbrook tries the ‘hero walks into enigmatic situation’. Spike Tracy’s car breaks down in Vermont; high-spirited Jill takes him home to meet her family, whom she … Continue reading The Murder of Sigurd Sharon (Harriette Ashbrook)
The Murder of Steven Kester (Harriette Ashbrook)
Spike Tracy shows himself no ass when he investigates the death of ‘Bottom’ at a masked ball.
The Murder of Cecily Thane (Harriette Ashbrook)
An entertaining, if slightly predictable, début.
La tête du tigre / The Tiger’s Head (Paul Halter)
Clever but ersatz.
Death in Cyprus (M.M. Kaye)
Poisoning and peril on Cyprus.
The Moving Finger (Agatha Christie)
Poison pen letters lead to murder.
The Body in the Bunker (Herbert Adams)
By Herbert AdamsFirst published: UK: Collins, 1935; US: Lippincott, 1935 Arthur Crosbie was not a popular member of the Barrington Golf Club. He had run for club captain, and attacked the incumbent as a ha'penny Hitler; Bill Broughley called him a cad, and refused to play bridge with him; and he was on bad terms … Continue reading The Body in the Bunker (Herbert Adams)
Third Crime Lucky (Anthony Gilbert)
The case of the perfect housekeeper.
