Anthony Gilbert aka Lucy Beatrice Malleson is one of my favourite authors. Besides, Anthony Gilbert, Malleson also wrote under a couple of other pseudonymns. One of them was Anne Meredith, under which she wrote both mainstream and mystery novels. The novel, The Beautiful miss Burroughes can be classified as a mainstream novel with a mystery … Continue reading #ClassicsClub: The Beautiful Miss Burroughes by Anne Meredith (1945)
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#ClassicsClub Friday’s Forgotten Book: With Willing Hands by Diana Ridley (1945)
....and the firelight flickering in the hearth brought back dreams that could have hurt because they were all of a happiness that was finished irrevocably, once and for all. Susan Laird, who lost her husband, Phil, an RAF pilot, during an air-raid, now lives for her son Buster, born after his father's death, and her … Continue reading #ClassicsClub Friday’s Forgotten Book: With Willing Hands by Diana Ridley (1945)
Five Novels by J. Jefferson Farjeon
Like many others, I too discovered J. Jefferson Farjeon when his book Mystery in White became a Christmas hit. In fact, such a big hit that it ushered in a wave of reprints. I enjoyed the book when I read it and went in search of his other mysteries. None of them could match Mystery … Continue reading Five Novels by J. Jefferson Farjeon
#ClassicClub: Hotel Vesuvius by Johan Fabricius (1945)
Hotel Vesuvius is a small inn run by Bartolo and his wife, Luigi along with the waitress and general dogsbody, Nenella. While other guests come and go, there are three virually permanent guests staying there: Renato Colleoni, who has recently joined the fascist party, after all 'Uniforms ensnared female hearts and inspired men with respect … Continue reading #ClassicClub: Hotel Vesuvius by Johan Fabricius (1945)
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder on Bag Hill by Clive Ryland (1945)
A couple of weeks ago, I mentioned an obscure GAD writer, Clive Ryland. By a stroke of good luck, I was able to borrow another of his books, at around the same time. Though published in 1945, Ryland's novel begins just before the war. Jim Erroll is taking leave from his hostess Lady Mounteney and … Continue reading Friday’s Forgotten Book: Murder on Bag Hill by Clive Ryland (1945)
#WIT: Pippi Langstrump (Pippi Longstocking) by Astrid Lindgren (1945)
August is the month when we celebrate the writings of women (in translation). To start the month, I picked up a book long on my shelves and considered a classic in Children's literature. Pippi is a young girl whose mother died during child-birth and whose father, the captain of a ship, is missing at sea. … Continue reading #WIT: Pippi Langstrump (Pippi Longstocking) by Astrid Lindgren (1945)
War-Trauma: Mine Own Executioner by Nigel Balchin (1945)
British author, Nigel Balchin, had been on my wishlist since the time I came across his name at the back of a book. (I posted about that list of forgotten books and authors here). But it is only now, a decade later, that I have been able to read him. Felix Milne, a young idealistic … Continue reading War-Trauma: Mine Own Executioner by Nigel Balchin (1945)
Pre-War: Death in Ambush by John Bude (1945)
I had wanted to reread author John Bude (whose name I was surprised to find is actually Ernest Elmore) so when I saw his Inspector Meredith novel, Death in Ambush, at the library, I picked it up though with trepidation taking into account my experience with the Cornish Coast Murder, a book that I had … Continue reading Pre-War: Death in Ambush by John Bude (1945)
Short Story Wednesday: Rogues’ Gallery: The Great Criminals of Modern Fiction (ed.) by Ellery Queen (1945)
Usually when I read a mystery, I want the criminal to be punished and the moral-order restored. Usually. Because at times, I find myself rooting for the criminal and hoping that he escapes the long-arm of justice. In this anthology of short stories, all the criminals escape justice (or rather not but I will come … Continue reading Short Story Wednesday: Rogues’ Gallery: The Great Criminals of Modern Fiction (ed.) by Ellery Queen (1945)
Two Books by Clifford Witting : Measure for Murder by (1941) and Subject-Murder (1945)
For years, I had been searching for books by British writer, Clifford Witting. This year finally I was able to read two of his books. I suppose, he said over his shoulder, we all have our own particular hell. Measure for Murder can be called a theatrical mystery because Shakespeare's Measure for Measure is being … Continue reading Two Books by Clifford Witting : Measure for Murder by (1941) and Subject-Murder (1945)
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