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‘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

Crime for Christmas: Five favourite festive reads

Posted on Dec 22, 2025 in Agatha Christie, An English Murder, Catt Out Of The Bag, Christmas Crime, Clifford Witting, Dorothy L Sayers, Hercule Poirot's Christmas, Martin Edwards, Miss Winter in the Library with a Knife, The Nine Tailors, Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Crime for Christmas: Five Festive Reads: here they are in order of publication Dorothy L Sayers, The Nine Tailors (1934). Ok, so not Christmas exactly, but close enough. It is a snowy New Year’s Eve when Lord Peter Wimsey runs his car into a ditch near the village of Fenchurch St Paul. I regularly reread […]

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