Prompt – A book published in the 20th Century Medium – Book About the Book – Rex Fortescue, an investor and king of a financial empire, is found dead in his office (‘counting house’) after being poisoned. When his body is examined, he is found to have a pocket full of cereal, specifically, rye. HisContinue reading “Book #47 – A Pocket Full of Rye”
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Book #24 – The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerising Girl
Prompt – A book with a main character in their 20s Medium – Book About the Book – The sequel to ‘European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman’, Theodora Goss presents the next adventures of the Athena Club. Mary, Justine, Diana, Catherine and Beatrice return as they receive a message that their kitchen maid, Alice, andContinue reading “Book #24 – The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerising Girl”
Book #17 – The Eyre Affair
Prompt – A book with a book on the cover Medium – Book About the Book – Thursday Next is a literatec (literature detective) in Special Ops in an alternate version of the UK. The book is set in the 1980s, where England is a republic, technology in some realms is not as advanced (i.e.Continue reading “Book #17 – The Eyre Affair”
Book #11 – The Detective’s Assistant
Prompt – A Western. I have never read a western in my life, and to tell the truth, can’t stand them. This was as much of a western as I could deal with! Medium – Audiobook About the book – Written by Kate Hannigan, this is the story of Nell Warne, the fictional niece ofContinue reading “Book #11 – The Detective’s Assistant”
Book #10 – Mrs Hudson and the Spirit’s Curse
Prompt – A book set in a city that hosted the Olympics – London! Medium – Book About the book – Flotsam, a poor street girl, gets taken in by Mrs Hudson, the famous housekeeper of Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson. Mrs H, it turns out, is something of a detective herself, and has manyContinue reading “Book #10 – Mrs Hudson and the Spirit’s Curse”
Book #6 – Grey Mask
Prompt – ‘A book set in the 1920s’ – despite the cover, it definitely is! Medium – Book About the book – Written by Patricia Wentworth in 1928, this is the first in the Miss Silver set of mysteries, a fairly close replica of the Miss Marple books by Agatha Christie. Charles Moray returns fromContinue reading “Book #6 – Grey Mask”
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