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Monday, February 2, 2026

The Murder of a Quack by George Bellairs, 1943

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  cover image only - no review. Series:  This is Inspector Thomas Littlejohn #5 About the author:   George Bellairs is the pseudonym of Haro...
Saturday, January 31, 2026

Foggy, Foggy Death by Richard & Frances Lockridge, 1950

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  Series: This is Captain Heimrich #4. About the author:   Richard Orson Lockridge  (1898  –1982 ) was an American writer of detective fict...
Saturday, January 24, 2026

The Swimming Pool by Mary Roberts Rinehart, 1952

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    About the author:  Mary Roberts Rinehart   (1876 – 1958) was an American writer, often called the American   Agatha Christie ,   althoug...
Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Nomination for 2025’s Dream Reprint

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Kate Jackson, at Crossexaminingcrime , is calling for nominations for the next classic crime novel to be reprinted in 2026. The criteria are...
Monday, January 19, 2026

The Key Man by Valentine Williams, 1926

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  Secret Service series #3  Adventurer Rex Garrett served for several years in the French Foreign Legion, enchanted by the mystique of Moroc...
Wednesday, December 24, 2025

The Dead Shall Be Raised by George Bellairs, 1942

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  Series: This is Inspector Thomas Littlejohn #4, also published as Murder Will Speak About the author:   George Bellairs is the pseudonym ...
Saturday, December 20, 2025

The Goblin Market by Helen McCloy, 1943

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  dustjackets.com Series: This is Dr. Basil Willing #6 About the author: Helen McCloy (1904-1994)  was an American  mystery  writer, whose s...