Tag: 1946

#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) →

SSW: He Walked in Her Sleep by Peter Cheyney (1946)

British author, Peter Cheyney, is most famous for his creation, Lemmy Caution, an American FBI agent and (later) private detective. However, he also had other series characters like Slim Callaghan, Alonzo MacTavish etc. The present book is a collection of short stories featuring master cracksman, Alonzo MacTavish. MacTavish, despite his profession behaves like a gentleman … Continue reading SSW: He Walked in Her Sleep by Peter Cheyney (1946) →

SSW: The Best of Science Fiction (ed.) by Groff Conklin (1946)

Mysteries are the mainstay of my reading. However, my blogging friend George (check out his wonderful blog @ georgekelley.org ) is a sci-fic afficandio. My foray into sci-fi is limited to a few novels, mostly Star Trek related. Influenced by George's enthusiasm for this genre, I borrowed this book from the library though its mammoth … Continue reading SSW: The Best of Science Fiction (ed.) by Groff Conklin (1946) →

Top Ten (+4) Tuesdays: New Authors 2021

This week in Top Ten Tuesdays hosted @That Artsy Reader Girl, we have been asked to name top ten (or more or less) new authors whom we discovered last year. Well, last year I read a host of new authors from those whom I made a special point to read like Reginald Hill and Shelley … Continue reading Top Ten (+4) Tuesdays: New Authors 2021 →

Malicious: Death at the Wedding by Anne Hocking (1946)

Major William Austen is not happy with his current position in the army. As the war nears its end, he wants to go back to his earlier position in the Scotland Yard. He is currently a top-shot in the espionage department but wants to become a Chief Inspector once again. His friend Andrea tells him … Continue reading Malicious: Death at the Wedding by Anne Hocking (1946) →

Short Reviews: Kartography, Murder Among Friends, Too Many Cooks

With time being at a premium nowadays and the review pile towering up, I have decided to write short reviews for the books read.KARTOGRAPHY (OR HOW TO BE FRIENDS WITH YOUR EX AND HIS/ HER SPOUSE) by KAMILA SHAMSIEI first discovered Kamila Shamsie in the late Nineties when I read her book Salt and Saffron. … Continue reading Short Reviews: Kartography, Murder Among Friends, Too Many Cooks →

Napoleon’s agents in Regency England: Georgette Heyer’s The Reluctant Widow

Blame it on Yvette! There I was thinking that I was through with Georgette Heyer and her Regency romances but she wrote one interesting post after another so that finally I caved in, picked up one, and read it at one go (though the review is much delayed) . To my surprise, The Reluctant Widow … Continue reading Napoleon’s agents in Regency England: Georgette Heyer’s The Reluctant Widow →

Forgotten Book: The King’s General by Daphne du Maurier

A middle-aged Honor Harris is visited by two young men of her acquaintance who appraise her of various happenings around the world even as the Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell, rules over England. Then one of them asks about the mysterious disappearance of Dick Grenvile and this question sets Honor reminiscencing about the past.I had no … Continue reading Forgotten Book: The King’s General by Daphne du Maurier →