Sunday, March 1, 2015

March Vintage Bingo Reviews



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Kate said...

Hey
Here are the squares I have completed so far, though alas no bingos yet:
Colour in the title: The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen

Book that features a crime other than murder: No Wind of Blame by Georgette Heyer (Includes Blackmail)

Professional Detective: The Sussex Downs Murder by John Bude

Author you've never read: Murder in a Hurry by Lockridge

Something spooky in the title or cover: The Skeleton in the Clock by Carter Dickson

Amateur Detective: Fer de lance by Rex Stout
(I wasn't sure if this one counted as an amateur detective or not)

Man in title: The League of Frightened Men by Rex Stout

Country House Mystery: What Happened at Hazelwood

Book already read by another challenger: The Emperor's Snuff Box by John Dickson Carr which was read by Ryan@Wordsmithonia in January

One Short Story Collection: Mr Campion and Others by Margery Allingham

Book set in England or U. S. = The Longer Bodies by Gladys Mitchell

Method of Murder in Title = Behold Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer

Place in Title: Murder in Piccadilly by Charles Kingston

Book written by someone using a pseudonym = A Night of Errors by Michael Innes (a.k.a) J. I. M. Stewart

Book featuring food/drink or party = Surfeit of Lampreys by Ngaio Marsh (Food in the title and book also includes a party gathering)

Could anyone advise me on any good novels which would fulfill the category for involves the clergy or religion, as the only ones I can think of as the Father Brown stories and I have already read them?

March 2, 2015 at 5:09 PM
Anonymous said...

Replying to Kate -

There's Catherine Aird's "The Religious Body," published in 1966 (so eligible for the silver card). For the gold card, I'm planning to use Ngaio Marsh's first-rate "Death in Ecstasy," from 1936. More for the silver card: any of the Harry Kemelman stories about Rabbi Small. Ellis Peters's first Brother Cadfael novel was 1977's "A Morbid Taste for Bones." Come to think of it, you could stretch a bit to include John Bude's "The Cornish Coast Murder" (1935) as much of the detecting is done by the vicar, Reverend Dodd. Hope these help!

March 2, 2015 at 9:11 PM
Bev Hankins said...

Uncle Abner stories by Melville Davisson Post

The Bishop's Secret (aka Bishop Pendle) by Fergus Hume

Always Murder a Friend; For the Love of Murder (aka Gilbert's Last Toothache); Divine & Deadly (aka The Curious Custard Pie); and others by Margaret Scherf.

This site (http://detecs.org/contents.html) gives a list of clerical detectives--you'd just need to browse through to see which appear during the proper time period.

I would also accept any of the books written by Father Ronald A. Knox (one of the few Golden Age writers who was a member of the clergy)

March 2, 2015 at 9:26 PM
Kate said...

Thanks for all your great suggestions, I'll definitely take a look at them =)

March 3, 2015 at 6:04 AM
CS said...

Hi Bev - Margery Allingham Death of a Ghost for the something spooky square - i loved this but couldn't decide if i felt that the ending was a bit of an anti-climax... Best wishes Clint

March 16, 2015 at 3:01 PM

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