There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book while sipping a hot cup of tea.
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)
"Who", asks the detective to the PYT sitting next to him, "is the dejected chap at the end of the table? The one who seems to be contemplating drowning himself in his glass of water?" That man, the girl replies, is the one who has just got engaged to her. Oh! Oh! Quick change of … Continue reading Friday’s Forgotten Book: Dead Man’s Secret by Mary Plum (1931)
He seemed like a grim facade that half hides and half reveals the ruin behind. The Modstone detective agency receives an unusual caller. Lord Barbury wants to enter into politics but fears that his wife is having an affair with Stephen Crawley, a labour MP. He wants the agency (which is known for its integrity … Continue reading Debut: Murder in Bostall by Paul McGuire (1931)
Mr. Campion began to understand Marcus' remark of the previous evening: "If I lived in that house I might easily feel like murder myself." That atmosphere of restraint which is so racking in adolescence was here applied to age, and Campion experienced a fear of stumbling upon some weak spot where beneath the rigid bone … Continue reading House of Horrors: Police at the Funeral
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