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Ok so here‘s what happened … somebody here posted about their British Library Crime Classic subscription and I thought, ooh, I want that! So I decided to give it to myself for my upcoming 50th birthday. But then I was like, nah, shipping to the US every single month is too wasteful and expensive. And then … I had an idea … 💡😃

Preferring crime novels with some excitement and a reasonable amount of action, both of these attributes were missing from this story. However it was a book I chose to read simply because it was historical fiction in the literal sense having been written 91 years ago.It could be classed as a cosy mystery but without the present day embience and warmth that you come to expect. While it was a good read I do like a more modern style of writing.

An idyllic village full of Tudor cottages and cobblestone streets is turned upside down when its residents are hit with a series of poison pen letters. I‘m a mere 50 pages in but it‘s thoroughly compelling!

January 2025 Book #2
Dimpsie invited some friends from the theater to spend Christmas with him in his castle located in a private island near to Edinburgh. Dimpsie was found dead near to the tree which appear to be an accidental death…Dun Dun Dunnnand the drama begins….
Quite predictable 😏 with some funny scenes but predictable. I enjoyed it as a holiday read. It should be a so-so but I usually enjoy these crime classic stories🤷🏽‍♀️3⭐️

I don't want to give this too much of a hard time because it's mostly fine. All the ingredients were there, but the overall result was a little bland. It's set in the early 70's when London was swinging and that seeps in here and there, but the style felt very old-fashioned. Worst of all are a couple of toxic relationships, where borderline DV is treated as romantic.

This became available Dec 27th just as I wanted something light to read.

It's wartime England and the Redpath's invited their elderly, eccentric rich uncle to spend the holiday in their village, hoping he'll enjoy himself and favor them in his will. Instead he turns up dead the morning after their party. Most of the plot is a mess of confusion as the police try to determine how he died and every Redpath's story is contradictory.

It was fine.

The tagged conveniently became available just now a week or so after Christmas...

Hopefully I'll read at least some of the books pictured for #Bookspinbingo.

I started this one this morning. I love Sundays. 🩷

The somber cover does not match this somewhat madcap and irreverent mystery. It is entertaining, but rather convoluted in the end, with lots of characters, all keeping secrets and scheming.

I‘ve really really enjoyed this short subscription to the British Library Crime Classics. Every month you get the newest released book in the series and I love the little extras they pop in. 👍🏼