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July 17, 2025
Murder at the Ritz (Cosy Mystery) Book Review
This is a quick cosy mystery set in the 1920s in the Palms Court at the Ritz in London. Observation and deduction, in perfect Sherlock Holmes style.
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July 10, 2025
Arsenic and Old Lies (Cosy mystery) Book review
Marius Quin, writer and private detective, investigates a scandalous cold case from before the Great War.
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June 12, 2025
A Botanist’s Guide to Rituals and Revenge (Historical Mystery)
A Historical Cosy Mystery set in 1920s Great Britain. The hardest test for Saffron, who rushes against time to save her family from a terrible enemy.
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May 22, 2025
Midnight Streets by Phil Lacomber (noir book review)
This is a very tough, very gruesome noir mystery thriller set in 1920s London, following Harley, a war veteran, educated and law-abiding despite frequenting the underworld for his job. But the case of a child killer tries to destroy his world, inside out.
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April 24, 2025
A Midwinter Murder by Verity Bright (book review)
The 20th instalment in the Lady Elianor Swift Cosy Mystery series is a historical mystery set in the 1920s, perfect for a Christmas read and lovers of the Golden Age of mystery stories.
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March 25, 2025
Hearts (J.R.R. Tolkien) Tolkien Reading Day 2025
For myself, I find I become less cynical rather than more–remembering my own sins and follies; and realize that men’s hearts are not often as bad as their acts, and…
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March 20, 2025
The Return of the Soldier by Rebecca West (Book Review)
Shellshock has erased almost twenty years from Chris's life. What will make him whole again? This is a story that was written when WWI was still hot and near.
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February 20, 2025
The New Detective by Peter Steiner (Book Review)
A prequel to the Willi Geismeier Thriller series set in interwar-year Germany, this is a gritty, harsh thriller that explores greed at the cost of humanity.
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February 19, 2025
The Allure of Love: Dazzling Romances Set in the 1920s
This is a collection of novels and series set in the 1920s with a prominent romance plot and brave, strong-willed female leads.
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January 16, 2025
Murder by Invitation Only by Colleen Cambridge (book review)
The seventh and final instalment in the Henrietta and Inspector Howard series is a gripping 1920s historical mystery that enters supernatural situations.
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