Tag: Vintage Mysteries

Classic Crime: The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain (1934)

Frank Chambers is a vagrant who rolls into a Californian town, specifically at Twin Oaks Tavern, run by Nick Papadakis and his wife, Cora. Nick offers him the job of a handyman which Frank takes up because he has fallen hard for Cora. As the intimacy between Frank and Cora increases, they plan to murder … Continue reading Classic Crime: The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain (1934) →

#1961Club #ClassicsClub: Crime Reads

1961 is the year chosen by Kaggsy @ Kaggsy's Bookish Ramblings and Simon @ Stuck in a Book for their first Reading Club of 2026. Here are short notes on some of the crime reads of the year. The Ballad of the Running Man by Shelley Smith RAF veteran, Rex, now a moderately successful writer … Continue reading #1961Club #ClassicsClub: Crime Reads →

#ReadingIrelandMonth26 #ClassicsClub: The House by the Churchyard (1863) and Uncle Silas (1864) by Sheridan Le Fanu

This post contains major SPOILERS, especially for Uncle Silas, so please do not read unless you have read the books. Like #ReadingWales that I finally participated in this year, # ReadingIreland, hosted by 746Books, had long been on my reading radar. This year, I am happy to have read Sheridan Le Fanu's Uncle Silas for … Continue reading #ReadingIrelandMonth26 #ClassicsClub: The House by the Churchyard (1863) and Uncle Silas (1864) by Sheridan Le Fanu →

#ReadingWales’26: Put Out the Light by Ethel Lina White (1931)

For years, I have thought of taking part in the Reading Wales event but due to one reason or another, could not do so. This year, however, I have been able to read a mystery by one of my favourite authors who happens to be Welsh, Ethel Lina White. Put Out the Light was White's … Continue reading #ReadingWales’26: Put Out the Light by Ethel Lina White (1931) →

#ClassicsClub: The Omnibus of Crime (ed.) by Dorothy L. Sayers (1929)

This mammoth anthology is divided into two main parts with further subdivisions. The first Detection and Mystery starts with Biblical mysteries: The History of Bel (considered to be the first locked-room mystery) where Daniel reveals that the food offered to Bel is actually eaten by the priests. Daniel plays detective again in The History of … Continue reading #ClassicsClub: The Omnibus of Crime (ed.) by Dorothy L. Sayers (1929) →

#Dream Reprint #Classic Mystery: Mail Train by Kenneth Austin Dobson (1946)

It's the day when we nominate our dream reprint of the year i.e. a mystery that we read last year and feel it ought to be reprinted. For more details on this, please check out this post @ CrossexaminingCrime. My nomination is Mail Train which was first published in 1946 and about which I have … Continue reading #Dream Reprint #Classic Mystery: Mail Train by Kenneth Austin Dobson (1946) →

Challenge Complete: Vintage Cover Scavenger Hunt 2025

I have successfully completed the Vintage Cover Scavanger Hunt for 2025. Here are the books read: Golden Age: Castle: The Wintringham Mystery by Anthony Berkeley Any Other Object: Hercule and the Gods by Pierre Audemars Body of Water: A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey Curtains: So I Killed Her by Leonard O. Mosley A … Continue reading Challenge Complete: Vintage Cover Scavenger Hunt 2025 →