tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post8449125312582336251..comments2024-03-18T14:56:30.629-04:00Comments on MY READER'S BLOCK: April Vintage Mystery Challenge ReviewsBev Hankinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-20188753253694080212014-04-14T11:26:57.840-04:002014-04-14T11:26:57.840-04:00Thanks Bev I will have a look at the books you'...Thanks Bev I will have a look at the books you've suggested =)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-52995677299665879892014-04-13T20:29:47.045-04:002014-04-13T20:29:47.045-04:00Also, I recently read Malcolm Sage: Detective by H...Also, I recently read Malcolm Sage: Detective by Herbert George Jenkins. I'll totally accept food/cooks in the title--even if sage itself doesn't figure in the mystery.<br />Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-29331762984717301332014-04-13T19:12:34.943-04:002014-04-13T19:12:34.943-04:00Kate: There is Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout (1938)-...Kate: There is Too Many Cooks by Rex Stout (1938)--which I actually have my eye on. Or Pass the Gravy by A. A. Fair (1959), Murder & Blueberry Pie by Frances & Richard Lockridge (1959), The Chinese Orange Mystery by Ellery Queen (1934), The Poisoned Chocolates Case by Anthony Berkeley (1929), and The Chocolate Cobweb by Charlotte Armstrong (1948).<br /><br />For the entertainment world--Ngaio Marsh has a few that are set in the theatre (or centered on artists or actors)--Vintage Murder (1937), for example. There is also The Case of the Gilded Fly by Edmund Crispin (1945); A Puzzle for Puppets by Patrick Quentin (1944); Death on the Aisle (1942) or Death of an Angel (1955) by Frances & Richard Lockridge, and Made Up to Kill by Kelley Roos.Bev Hankinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01127476456755776574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-91695086245102304742014-04-10T18:52:45.274-04:002014-04-10T18:52:45.274-04:00I have at last got two bingos for the Gold card.
T...I have at last got two bingos for the Gold card.<br />They are the first row from the top and the fifth row from the bottom.<br /><br />Since my posting last month I have completed the following squares:<br /><br />Read one book with a colour in the title:<br />Black land, white land (1937) by H. C. Bailey<br />I found this a rather disappointing book, with a very dull narrative style. <br /><br />Read one book with a spooky title:<br />The Dreadful Hollow (1953) by Nicholas Blake<br /><br />Read one book with a number in the title:<br />Lock 14 (1931) by George Simenon<br /><br />Read one book already read by a fellow challenger:<br />And then there were none (1939) by Agatha Christie. I believe Hannah@bookinginheels read this one in March. <br />Excellent read. One of my favourites so far.<br /><br />Read a book by an author you've never read before:<br />Who killed the curate? (1944) by Joan Coggin<br />Delightful amateur detective who is forever getting the wrong end of the stick.<br /><br />Read one academic mystery:<br />The Widening Stain (1942) by Morris Bishop<br /><br />Read one country-house mystery:<br />The Santa Klaus Murder (1936) by Mavis Doriel Hay<br /><br />Read one book with a professional detective:<br />Murder at Shots Hall (1945) by Maureen Sarsfield<br />Another excellent mystery.<br /><br />Read one book set in England:<br />The Blotting Book (1908) by E. F. Benson<br />Unfortunately this was another disappointing novel, despite being very well written. The murderer was just too obvious and the clues too explicit.<br /><br />Read one book written by an author with a pseudonym:<br />Head of Traveller (1949) by Nicholas Blake<br /><br />However, I was wondering if anyone had any good recommendations for books which would qualify for a book that features food/cooks in some way and a book set in the entertainment world?Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800837907092489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5779338627192492408.post-46701370600540642962014-04-07T18:26:02.279-04:002014-04-07T18:26:02.279-04:00Bingo number two! My first was in silver, S6 to R...<b>Bingo number two!</b> My first was in silver, S6 to R6. Have I made an amalgamation of lengthy titles, or what? Q;-)= Enjoy my reviews and dual bingo details here. <b>Carolyn</b> http://cmriedel.wordpress.com/2013/11/02/vintage-mysteries-2013-2014/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com