Friday, December 27, 2019

Challenge Complete: British Crime Classics


The Book Decoder gave me another mystery challenge to join this year with her British Crime Classics Challenge: Read classic British mysteries (dates--late 1800s through mid-1900s). We were tasked with posting at least twice a month on such crime classics. I somehow managed to read mostly American mysteries in February, but I had so many in January (and a few other months) I'm hoping Rekha will give me a pass....

January
1. Died in the Wool by Ngaio Marsh (1/10/19)
2. Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L Sayers (1/12/19)
3. The Dead Shall Be Raised by George Bellairs (1/13/19)
4. The Murder of a Quack by George Bellairs (1/14/19)
5. The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie (1/18/19)
6. The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie (1/25/19)
7. Blind Corner by Dornford Yates (1/27/19)
February
8. Final Curtain by Ngaio Marsh (2/14/19)
March
9. Murder on the Links by Agatha Christie (3/9/19)
10. A Wreath for Rivera by Ngaio Marsh (3/11/19)
11. Murdered: One by One by Francis Beeding (3/16/19)
12. Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers (3/24/19)
April
13. Opening Night by Ngaio Marsh (4/4/19)
14. The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie (4/13/19)
15. Lord Peter Views the Body by Dorothy L. Sayers (4/23/19) 
16. The March Hare Murders by Elizabeth Ferrars (4/23/19)
17. Murder in a Nunnery by Eric Shepherd (4/26/19)
18. Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers (4/28/19)
May
19. Behold, Here's Poison by Georgette Heyer (5/3/19) 
20. Spinsters in Jeopardy by Ngaio Marsh (5/6/19)
21. Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers (5/11/19)
22. Poirot Investigates by Agatha Christie (5/12/19)
23. The Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers (5/19/19)
June
24. The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie (6/6/19)
25. The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (6/13/19)
26. Scales of Justice by Ngaio Marsh  (6/16/19)
July
27. Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers (7/1/19)
28. Death of a Fool by Ngaio Marsh (7/7/19)
29. The Notting HIll Mystery by Charles Warren Adams (7/12/19)
30. 4:50 from Paddington by Agatha Christine (7/28/19)
August
And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie (8/2/19)
Murder in the Maze by J. J. Connington (8/10/19)
Singing in the Shrouds by Ngaio Marsh (8/17/19)
September
Unnatural Death by Dorothy L Sayers (read 8/31/19)
False Scent by Ngaio Marsh (9/15/19)
The Murder Book of J. G. Reeder by Edgar Wallace (9/28/19)
October
Hand in Glove by Ngaio Marsh (10/9/19)
Blueprint for Murder by Roger Bax (10/25/19) 
November
Dead Water by Ngaio Marsh (11/9/19) 
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers (11/20/19)
Tragedy at the Unicorn by John Rhode (11/23/19)
December
The Case of the Second Chance by Christopher Bush (12/4/19)
Killer Dolphin by Ngaio Marsh (12/18/19)
The Bells of Old Bailey by Dorothy Bowers (12/22/19)



4 comments:

Sean said...

I love Lord Peter Wimsley, but you have no Albert Campion novels listed, or no Sherlock Holmes??? (GASP!)

Bev Hankins said...

Sean: I've read both Campion and Holmes (Holmes several times since discovering him about 40 years ago). There are reviews of some of each in my "Reviews by Author" section.

Sean said...

How do I find the "Reviews by Author" section?

Bev Hankins said...

Sean: at the top of my blog there are clickable links listed ("Home", "Review Policy & Rating System," "TBR List (Owned)," etc. "Reviews by Author" is there as well.