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Showing posts with label RCR TBR. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 1, 2026

The Murder Wheel

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  The Murder Wheel (2023) by Tom Mead Edmund Ibbs is a young, idealistic lawyer working for the defense in what looks like a hopeless case....
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Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Shadow of Madness

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  Shadow of Madness (1950) by Hugh Pentecost (Judson Philips) Dr. John Smith, a criminal psychologist, decides that what he really needs is...
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Monday, March 23, 2026

Consequences of Sin

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  Consequences of Sin (2007) by Clare Langley-Hawthorne 1910 England (mostly). Ursula Marlowe--heiress, Oxford-educated, wanna-be journalis...
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Friday, March 20, 2026

Murder Enters the Picture

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  Murder Enters the Picture (1942) by Willetta Ann Barber & R. F. Schabelitz Christopher "Kit" Storm is a moderately successf...
Tuesday, March 17, 2026

The Gaunt Stranger

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  The Gaunt Stranger ( The Ringer ; 1925) by Edgar Wallace Lewis Meister is a crooked lawyer. He represents criminals--for a steep price, u...
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Sunday, March 15, 2026

That Affair Next Door

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  That Affair Next Door (1897) by Anna Katharine Green Synopsis (from the book blurb): Miss Amelia Butterworth prides herself on being an o...
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Friday, March 6, 2026

An Affair to Remember

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  An Affair to Remember: The Remarkable Love Story of Katharine Hepburn & Spencer Tracy (1996) by Christopher Andersen (From the dust j...
Monday, March 2, 2026

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

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 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (1998) by Alexander McCall Smith When Precious Ramotswe's father dies, she sells his cattle (wi...
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Saturday, February 28, 2026

The Avenging Chance

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  The Avenging Chance & Other Mysteries from Roger Sheringham's Caseboo k (2004*) by Anthony Berkeley The collected short works of A...
Wednesday, February 25, 2026

The Fourth Postman

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  The Fourth Postman (1948) by Craig Rice "Please, Mr. Postman, look and see Is there a letter, a letter for me..." John J. Malon...
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Sunday, February 22, 2026

Frederica

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 Frederica (1965) by Georgette Heyer Vernon, the Marquis of Alverstoke, is at the top of the ton; the highest  levels of fashion. He is wea...
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Escape While I Can

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 Escape While I Can (1944) by Melba Marlett Elizabeth and her mother go to northern Michigan for a month's vacation while Elizabeth wai...
Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives

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  Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazers of Domestic Suspense (2013) by Sarah Weinman (ed) A collection of 14 sus...
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Friday, February 13, 2026

The Plumley Inheritance

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  The Plumley Inheritance (1926) by Christopher Bush Major Geoffrey Wrentham has just arrived back in England after wrapping things up abro...
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Wednesday, February 11, 2026

A Death for a Double

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  A Death for a Double (1990) by E. X. Giroux Buford "Buffy" Sanderson, young friend of London barrister Robert Forsythe, asks th...
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Great War

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 The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Great War (2021) by Simon Guerrier Another adventure for Holmes & Watson! Wait...not th...
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Wednesday, February 4, 2026

Dangerous Crossing

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  Dangerous Crossing (2017) by Rachel Rhys It's 1939 and as Europe heads towards another world war, Lily Shepherd is headed for a new l...
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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Aristotle Detective

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  Aristotle Detective (1978) by Margaret Doody Synopsis (from the back of the book): When a violent murder leaves a prominent citizen dead ...
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Saturday, January 31, 2026

Masterpieces of Mystery: Amateurs & Professionals

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  Masterpieces of Mystery: Amateurs & Professionals (1978) selected by Ellery Queen In the 1970s Ellery Queen put together a set of red...