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Antidote to Venom

“If only he could be rid of this feeling of guilt; if only he could feel clean and honest with people he could face anything.” Antidote...

Continental Crimes

After reading some Wimsey and Poirot short mystery stories not too long ago, I thought I’d take a break. But, another collection of short...

Checkmate to Murder

Many a time he had based a case on disconnected fragments put together from seemingly useless conversations. In the present case, he was...

Traitor's Purse

There were cold waves playing up and down his spine. This was truly frightful. Some terrible responsibility rested upon him and not only...

Bats in the Belfry

“It was a queer-looking building to find among the prosperous houses of the pleasant-looking road, and Grenville was aware of a feeling...

Death of Anton

Death of Anton was better than I expected. I wasn’t quite sure how a mystery centered around a traveling circus would work out. I...

Bye Bye Baby

I just finished Bye Bye Baby, the latest in Robert B. Parker’s Spenser series. (By “just finished” I mean that I stayed up last night...

Poirot & Wimsey shorts

I spent the last couple weeks reading Golden Age short stories featuring Hercule Poirot and Peter Wimsey. For two sleuths written at the...

Have His Carcase

I just finished reading Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers. It’s a Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane romp and it’s fantastic. It’s one of the...