Reviews

‘an intriguing read . . . keeps the reader guessing . . . a lot to enjoy in this romp through the Cambridge Commons . . . a strong sense of place and a narrative style that is both energetic and engaging.’ [Dead Letters]

- Margaret Murphy, SHERLOCK

A Wonderful Tribute

Posted on Jul 22, 2025 in Peter Blundell Jones, Uncategorized, University of Sheffield | 14 Comments

Yesterday was the first day of an exhibition at Sheffield University of material from the archive of my late husband:  Peter Blundell Jones: Architecture, Landscape and the City. I went to see it with our younger daughter (there will be an official opening later in the year). It covers the whole range of Peter’s work, […]

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Josephine Tey, P.D. James – and me

Posted on Jul 7, 2025 in Donna Tartt, Gladys Mitchell, Josphine Tey, Laurels are Poison, Miss Pym Disposes, P. D. James, Shroud for a Nightingale, The Secret History | 2 Comments

DEATH AMONG THE DONS Part 2 One of my favourite novels with an academic setting is Josephine Tey’s Miss Pym Disposes (1946), which is set in an female physical training college. Hers is in many ways an affectionate portrait. Tey had herself attended just such a college, Anstey Physical Training College in Birmingham, and had […]

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