The Nine Waxed Faces (1936) by Francis Beeding (John Leslie Palmer & Hilary St. George Saunders)In the absence of his chief, Colonel Granby, Bob Hardcastle was serving as head man at intelligence headquarters when an urgent message came in from an Italian painter who had provided information in the past. Ludwig Berthold needs to meet with a highly placed intelligence office, so Hardcastle goes himself--only to receive a coded message that directs him to another, more famous, painter and a sec...| MY READER'S BLOCK
Crooked House (1948) by Agatha Christie| MY READER'S BLOCK
She Came Back (The Traveller Returns; 1945) by Patricia Wentworth (Dora Amy Turnbull)Anne Jocelyn came back alright--back from the dead, apparently. To the shock of her family and especially her husband Sir Philip Jocelyn. Anne had gone to France to see about claiming a legacy (that Philip had told her not to accept) and was caught in the first German assault on France. Philip had arrived to get his wife, her look-alike cousin, and anyone else in the household he could to safety. Under fire...| MY READER'S BLOCK
Gently with the Innocents (1970) by Alan Hunter Adrian Peachment implores Inspector Gently to investigate the death of his uncle James Pe...| myreadersblock.blogspot.com
Appointment with Death (1938; audio novel 2001) by Agatha Christie ~audio novel read by Hugh Fraser I listened to the HarperAudio versio...| myreadersblock.blogspot.com