I read some quality books in July, five in all of which two were part of the wonderful #NYRBWomen25 reading project, two were translated works of literature, and one was an Agatha Christie Miss Marple mystery. So, without further ado, here’s a brief look at the books in the order they appear in the picture…| Radhika's Reading Retreat
Nobody liked Colonel Protheroe. So when he’s found dead in the vicarage study, there’s no absence of suspects in the seemingly peaceful village of St Mary Mead. In fact, Jane Marple can think of at least seven. As gossip abounds in the parlours and kitchens of the parish, everyone becomes an amateur detective. The police… Continue reading The Murder At The Vicarage by Agatha Christie – A Book Review| Swords & Spectres
Cinema Speculation is a 2022 non-fiction book by Quentin Tarantino about 70s cinema, which is part of Quentin’s book deal with Harper Collins that also included his novelization of Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. As Deadline... The post Quentin Tarantino’s CINEMA SPECULATION arrives November 1 appeared first on The Quentin Tarantino Archives.| The Quentin Tarantino Archives
Your typical Freeman Wills Crofts protagonist — fallen on hard times, usually following the death of a loved one — young widow Julia Langley enters into a marriage of convenience with solicitor Richard Elton. He will provide for her daughter Mollie, and she will run his house, Chalfont, as hostess for social events that singularly … Continue reading #1311: Fear Comes to Chalfont (1942) by Freeman Wills Crofts| The Invisible Event
Among the five books I have reread for Thursday reviews this January, The Case of the Gilded Fly (1944), the debut of the composer Bruce Montgomery under the name Edmund Crispin, is unique in that …| The Invisible Event
Another surprise episode of my increasingly-irregular podcast In GAD We Trust, this time featuring Mark Aldridge in discussion about his new book, Agatha Christie’s Marple: Expert on Wickedne…| The Invisible Event
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