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Every month on Past Offences I gather together blog posts about crime fiction written or filmed in a particular year. Regular contributor Jose Ignacio from A Crime is Afoot put in a bid for 1933 for February, so here goes.
Of course it’s Valentine’s Day soon, so bonus points for romance.
If you want to take part, you can! When you’ve written your post, just let me know below. I’ll gather them all together at the end of the month.
Anyone can play, so over to you…
Small print
- Don’t be shy!
- Just comment below to link to your blog post.
- If you want to play but you haven’t got a blog, I’m happy to have you as a guest poster, or to link to Goodreads or Amazon.
- Books, comics, films, plays and TV also welcome.
- Sorry in advance if I miss you in the round-up, although I am getting better at that bit.
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Bliley, this is early – still got another 1950 book to squeeze in!
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Sorry, should be Blimey. What sort of spellchecker thinks Bliley is a word?
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What sort of spudchucker, d’you mean?
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People like to be pre-warned. But there’s still time for 1950 🙂
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Just done a bit of research – 1933 is an easy year for me. One Christie, a couple of Carrs, probably one or two more…
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What a great year! Lord Edgeware Dies, the first two Gideon Fell books, and a chance to re-read Queen’s A Siamese Twin Mystery for the first time in 40 years. It was also a great year for films in general and one of them – The Kennel Murder Case – is considered one of the finest cinema mysteries of all time! I’m stoked, Rich! 🙂
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My book will be the first Perry Mason by Erle Stanley Gardner, THE CASE OF THE VELVET CLAWS
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My post is at http://paradise-mysteries.blogspot.com.au/2016/01/review-case-of-velvet-claws-erle.html
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I’ve also read Lock No. 1 by Simenon: http://paradise-mysteries.blogspot.com.au/2016/02/review-lock-no-1-inspector-maigret-18.html
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I’m going for Henry Wade’s Mist on the Saltings.
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Obviously I’m in. This time I’ll choose one Maigret by Georges Simenon, Lock No. 1 (aka The Lock at Charenton)
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I do like it when you let us know the year early. I will be checking my books and come up with something.
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I know I have X vs. Rex by Philip Macdonald, so will contribute that to the cause; not sure about anything else, more news as I get it…
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For once my posting schedule lines up with this! My blog will feature reviews of both The Tragedy of Z and Drury Lane’s Last Case (and the rest of the Lane series) in February.
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That’s great, Ho-Ling. Look forward to linking to you.
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+1 for early notification of what year is going to be next…those of us without copious classics on hand nor deep pockets often need time to creatively acquire something to read without bankrupting the budget
Happily this time I can get my hands on Dorothy L Sayers’ Murder Must Advertise – dare I admit I have never read Ms Sayers before?
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I really liked Murder Must Advertise so I think you picked a good one to start with, though I imagine others might disagree and suggest Sayers’ earlier novels were better. Next month the Tuesday Night Bloggers are focusing on Sayers so your book is a very timely choice.
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I will go for 13 at Dinner by Christie, also known as Lord Edgware Dies. It is the next book I need to read in the Poirot series, so this is a perfect time to read it.
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I’m definitely in with The Clock Ticks On by Valentine Williams (an apt name for February). I’ve other 1933 options on the TBR stacks…we’ll see what else I can add to the mix as February goes along.
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I was beginning to think I was going to have to pass up the Williams book. I searched high and low in my stacks and couldn’t find it. Wound up I thought I was looking for a paperback copy when I had the hardback first edition sitting there right under my nose! Hope to have a first entry up soon.
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For 1933 I believe we have ‘The Pleasure Cruise Mystery’ by Robin Forsythe and ‘Information Received’ by E R Punshon (a fitting title for blog post!). Both excellent and both already reviewed by other bloggers (if you wish to include those). Both are in reprinted versions by Dean Street Press.
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Here’s my first entry: The Clock Ticks On by Valentine Williams
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You’re always first Bev! I seem to remember reading a Valentine Williams at some stage, and thinking something similar about the Americanisms. Lovely cover too.
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Project Gutenberg has a few of his books; inspired by Bev, I’ve downloaded them, you bet.
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I’ve sworn off Gutenberg until I’ve finished my CWA challenge. Too much in there, and so easy to get.
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Hope you enjoy them, realthog!
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Trouble is, I picked up a whole lot of other stuff while I was there . . .
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Second entry: <a href="http://myreadersblock.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-clue-of-judas-tree-reviw.html"The Clue of the Judas Tree by Leslie Ford
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Well…that didn’t post as planned. In case that doesn’t work: The Clue of the Judas Tree
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http://wordcount-richmonde.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/office-life-in-response-to-past.html Murder Must Advertise
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Here’s the first – but I’m sure not the only – review of Christie’s Lord Edgware Dies: https://ahsweetmysteryblog.wordpress.com/2016/02/08/poirot-on-the-trail-lord-edgware-dies-1933/
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Can I play? I’ll read THE HOG’S BACK MYSTERY by Freeman Wills Croft, assuming it arrives at the library on time.
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Of course! All welcome 🙂
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OK. Hags Nook and The Pleasure Cruise Mystery are done and dusted. Definitely a couple more before the end of the month…
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And Lord Edgware Dies is up too, with its casual racism and tips on hat fashion of the day…
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I’ve done Simenon’s M. Hire’s Engagement here. Next up, Marjorie Bowen’s Album Leaf/The Spider in the Cup.
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Here’s my thoroughly disappointed take on Philip MacDonald’s X v. Rex.
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My review of The Tragedy of Z (in my February series of Drury Lane): http://ho-lingnojikenbo.blogspot.nl/2016/02/the-z.html . Review of Drury Lane’s Last Case scheduled for next week, same Bat-Channel.
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We’ll be in the same bat-place. Thanks Ho-Ling.
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I posted my review of 13 at Dinner (alternate title Lord Edgware Dies) by Christie on 17th February at Bitter Tea and Mystery. I think mine is the third one.
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Thanks Tracy, and your link is http://bitterteaandmystery.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/13-at-dinner-agatha-christie.html I know your computer is allergic to WordPress 🙂
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Thanks, Rich, I do appreciate it.
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I’ve written about Album Leaf (aka The Spider in the Cup) by Joseph Shearing (aka Marjorie Bowen) here. It’s an unusual period crime novel: caveat lector, although I ended up enjoying it, kinda.
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Another for the 1933 round: The Spiral Staircase by Ethel Lina White (original title: Some Must Watch)
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Done! My very first mystery blog post. THE HOG’S BACK MYSTERY by Freeman Wills Crofts.
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Review of Drury Lane’s Last Case: http://ho-lingnojikenbo.blogspot.nl/2016/02/a-battle-of-bibliophiles.html
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Mine is John Dickson Carr’s Mad Hatter Mystery here: http://clothesinbooks.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/book-of-1933-mad-hatter-mystery-by-john.html
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Got you already Moira – opera hats 🙂
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