Reviews

‘One of those rare gems that comes to the reviewer out of the blue . . . enough twists to shame a cobra . . . the story fairly rips along, defying the reader to put the book down . . . Christine Poulson should be heralded as the fine entrant to the world of crime fiction she most certainly is.’ [Stage Fright]

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Who are you going to call?

Posted on Jul 17, 2021 in Agatha Christie, Albert Campion, Basil Willing, Ellery Queen, Helen McCloy, Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Miss Silver, Nero Wolfe, Rex Stout | 8 Comments

It’s the 1930s and after making a will in your favour, your great-uncle has been found in the library with a dagger through his heart. You didn’t do it, but your fingerprints are on the hilt. Or maybe someone you love has been convicted of murder and condemned to death. You have only weeks to […]

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Murder in Mind

Posted on Jan 16, 2020 in Basil Willing, Bodies From the Library, Dance of Death, Helen McCloy, The Deadly Truth, Through a Glass Darkly | 6 Comments

I didn’t get round to posting my talk on Helen McCloy, which I gave at Bodies from the Library last year. So here it is now. The title is ‘Murder in Mind: The Crime Novels of Helen McCloy.’ My attention was first drawn to Helen McCloy when her novel, Mr Splitfoot, was listed by H. […]

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