Tag Archives: Humdrum

Freeman Wills Crofts: Antidote to Venom

Posted on July 21, 2015 by pastoffences

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Antidote to Venom Freeman Wills Crofts First published in the UK by Hodder & Stoughton, 1938 This edition, The British Library Publishing Division (2 April 2015) ISBN: 9780712357791 288 pages Source: Publisher review copy – thanks! I haven’t had much luck with … Continue reading →

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Curtis Evans: Masters of the “Humdrum” Mystery

Posted on June 9, 2013 by pastoffences

Masters of the “Humdrum” Mystery Cecil John Charles Street, Freeman Wills Crofts, Alfred Walter Stewart and the British Detective Novel, 1920-1961 Curtis Evans 9780786470242 McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers The so-called Humdrum writers are a deserving group in their own … Continue reading →

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Just the Facts: Julian Symons’ Bloody Murder

Posted on April 11, 2013 by pastoffences

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Bloody Murder – From the Detective Story to the Crime Novel: A History Julian Symons First published in the UK Faber and Faber Ltd, 1972 This edition 1975, Penguin ISBN: 0140037942 270 pages I continue my occasional series on non-fiction books … Continue reading →

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