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Reading the Detectives
Our group reads vintage British mysteries from the Golden Age and beyond. In 2025 and 2026 our challenge is Christie's Detectives: Poirot vs Marple. We are reading and discussing books from each of these classic series. We also read and discuss titles by many other authors. Come and join us for friendly and fun discussions.
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By Judy · 1 post · 747 views
last updated Feb 14, 2016 07:57AM
What non-mystery books are you reading? (2023-26)
By Judy · 445 posts · 140 views
By Judy · 445 posts · 140 views
last updated 14 hours, 31 min ago
The White Swan - general chat (2023-26)
By Judy · 930 posts · 132 views
By Judy · 930 posts · 132 views
last updated Aug 23, 2026 08:28AM
What mysteries are you reading at the moment? (2026)
By Judy · 216 posts · 68 views
By Judy · 216 posts · 68 views
last updated Aug 22, 2026 03:30PM
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Sept 26: Broadcast Murder: J.G. Colgan (2026)
By Susan · 6 posts · 9 views
By Susan · 6 posts · 9 views
last updated 6 hours, 40 min ago
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Sept 26: Broadcast Murder - SPOILER Thread - (2026)
By Susan · 4 posts · 10 views
By Susan · 4 posts · 10 views
last updated 6 hours, 52 min ago
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September 2026 group read - Winner!
By Judy · 48 posts · 40 views
By Judy · 48 posts · 40 views
last updated Jul 23, 2026 03:55PM
July 26: The Benson Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #1) by S.S. Van Dine (1926)
By Susan · 33 posts · 20 views
By Susan · 33 posts · 20 views
last updated Aug 26, 2026 08:20AM
August 26: Not To Be Taken (A Puzzle in Poison): Anthony Berkeley (1937)
By Susan · 13 posts · 21 views
By Susan · 13 posts · 21 views
last updated Aug 22, 2026 03:31AM
August 26: Not To Be Taken (A Puzzle in Poison) - SPOILER Thread - (1937)
By Susan · 8 posts · 18 views
By Susan · 8 posts · 18 views
last updated Aug 12, 2026 10:24AM
July 26: The Benson Murder Case (A Philo Vance Mystery #1) - SPOILER Thread - (1926)
By Susan · 14 posts · 20 views
By Susan · 14 posts · 20 views
last updated Jul 23, 2026 08:23AM
June 26: Top Storey Murder (Roger Sheringham Cases, #7) - SPOILER Thread - (1931)
By Susan · 8 posts · 14 views
By Susan · 8 posts · 14 views
last updated Jun 17, 2026 08:30AM
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Sept 26: Death in the Clouds (1935) - SPOILER Thread
By Susan · 1 post · 5 views
By Susan · 1 post · 5 views
last updated Aug 04, 2026 09:49PM
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Sept 26: Death in the Clouds (1935) by Agatha Christie
By Susan · 1 post · 9 views
By Susan · 1 post · 9 views
last updated Aug 04, 2026 09:49PM
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2025 Challenge - Christie's Detectives: Poirot vs Marple
By Susan · 46 posts · 119 views
By Susan · 46 posts · 119 views
last updated Dec 23, 2025 05:27PM
August 26: A Caribbean Mystery (1964) - SPOILER Thread
By Susan · 24 posts · 23 views
By Susan · 24 posts · 23 views
last updated 1 hour, 55 min ago
July 2026: Three Act Tragedy (1934) by Agatha Christie
By Susan · 16 posts · 25 views
By Susan · 16 posts · 25 views
last updated Aug 24, 2026 12:17AM
August 26: A Caribbean Mystery (1964) by Agatha Christie
By Susan · 19 posts · 29 views
By Susan · 19 posts · 29 views
last updated Aug 21, 2026 08:41AM
April 2021: The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie (1924)
By Susan · 31 posts · 42 views
By Susan · 31 posts · 42 views
last updated Jul 19, 2026 04:01AM
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The Mysterious Mr Quin by Agatha Christie (Aug/Sept 26)
By Susan · 10 posts · 15 views
By Susan · 10 posts · 15 views
last updated Aug 16, 2026 01:38PM
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The Mysterious Mr Quin - SPOILER Thread - (Aug/Sept 26)
By Susan · 7 posts · 17 views
By Susan · 7 posts · 17 views
last updated Aug 22, 2026 03:28AM
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Have His Carcase by Dorothy L Sayers (Lord Peter Wimsey #8) (Aug/Sept 26)
By Susan · 9 posts · 12 views
By Susan · 9 posts · 12 views
last updated 1 hour, 17 min ago
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Have His Carcase - SPOILER Thread - (Lord Peter Wimsey #8) (Aug/Sept 26)
By Susan · 4 posts · 11 views
By Susan · 4 posts · 11 views
last updated Aug 25, 2026 03:47AM
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Something in the Water by Charlotte MacLeod (Professor Shandy #9) (Aug/Sept 26)
By Susan · 6 posts · 11 views
By Susan · 6 posts · 11 views
last updated Aug 15, 2026 12:13PM
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Something in the Water - SPOILER Thread - (Professor Shandy #9) (Aug/Sept 26)
By Susan · 2 posts · 8 views
By Susan · 2 posts · 8 views
last updated Aug 25, 2026 12:22PM
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Dead Water by Ann Cleeves (Shetland #5) (Aug/Sept 26)
By Susan · 29 posts · 16 views
By Susan · 29 posts · 16 views
last updated Aug 25, 2026 10:22AM
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Dead Water - SPOILER Thread - (Shetland #5) (Aug/Sept 26)
By Susan · 15 posts · 11 views
By Susan · 15 posts · 11 views
last updated Aug 26, 2026 05:40AM
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Six Were Present (Bobby Owen #35) - SPOILER Thread - (Feb/March 2026)
By Susan · 2 posts · 10 views
By Susan · 2 posts · 10 views
last updated Mar 09, 2026 08:04AM
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Six Were Present (Bobby Owen #35) by E R Punshon (Feb/March 2026)
By Susan · 1 post · 11 views
By Susan · 1 post · 11 views
last updated Jan 18, 2026 08:09AM
Secrets Can't be Kept (Bobby Owen #20) - SPOILER Thread - (Aug/Sept 23)
By Susan · 8 posts · 11 views
By Susan · 8 posts · 11 views
last updated Mar 10, 2026 06:21PM
Brought to Light (Bobby Owen #32) - SPOILER Thread - (August/Sept 25)
By Susan · 5 posts · 13 views
By Susan · 5 posts · 13 views
last updated Jan 04, 2026 04:10PM
Triple Quest (Bobby Owen #34) by E R Punshon (Dec/Jan 25)
By Susan · 4 posts · 9 views
By Susan · 4 posts · 9 views
last updated Jan 03, 2026 07:10AM
Triple Quest (Bobby Owen #34) - SPOILER Thread - (Dec/Jan 25)
By Susan · 2 posts · 6 views
By Susan · 2 posts · 6 views
last updated Jan 03, 2026 07:07AM
Dark is the Clue (Bobby Owen #33) - SPOILER Thread - (Oct/Nov 25)
By Susan · 2 posts · 6 views
By Susan · 2 posts · 6 views
last updated Oct 15, 2025 07:25AM
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Signed, Picpus aka To Any Lengths/Maigret and the Fortune Teller by Georges Simenon (Maigret #23) (May/June 25)
By Susan · 7 posts · 7 views
By Susan · 7 posts · 7 views
last updated May 21, 2025 02:26PM
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Signed, Picpus aka To Any Lengths/Maigret and the Fortune Teller - SPOILER Thread - (Maigret #23) (May/June 25)
By Susan · 4 posts · 8 views
By Susan · 4 posts · 8 views
last updated Jun 23, 2025 06:29AM
Cecile is Dead - SPOILER Thread - (Maigret #22) (March/April 25)
By Susan · 3 posts · 12 views
By Susan · 3 posts · 12 views
last updated Mar 24, 2025 02:50PM
Cecile is Dead by Georges Simenon (Maigret #22) (March/April 25)
By Susan · 5 posts · 12 views
By Susan · 5 posts · 12 views
last updated Mar 24, 2025 02:46PM
The Judge’s House - SPOILER Thread - (Maigret #21) (Jan/Feb 25)
By Susan · 4 posts · 12 views
By Susan · 4 posts · 12 views
last updated Jan 29, 2025 03:17PM
The Judge’s House by Georges Simenon (Maigret #21) (Jan/Feb 25)
By Susan · 4 posts · 11 views
By Susan · 4 posts · 11 views
last updated Jan 14, 2025 02:04PM
The Cellars of the Majestic (aka Maigret and the Hotel Majestic) - SPOILER Thread - (Maigret #20) (Nov/Dec 24)
By Susan · 7 posts · 14 views
By Susan · 7 posts · 14 views
last updated Nov 23, 2024 07:34AM
The Cellars of the Majestic (aka Maigret and the Hotel Majestic) by Georges Simenon (Maigret #20) (Nov/Dec 24)
By Susan · 5 posts · 13 views
By Susan · 5 posts · 13 views
last updated Nov 21, 2024 01:15PM
Reading Through The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books
By Jessica-sim · 10 posts · 80 views
By Jessica-sim · 10 posts · 80 views
last updated Jan 08, 2023 06:04PM
The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books
By Christine PNW · 20 posts · 152 views
By Christine PNW · 20 posts · 152 views
last updated Nov 16, 2022 02:53PM
December 2019 Off-site Read: Dead Men's Morris (1936) by Gladys Mitchell
By Jason · 1 post · 27 views
By Jason · 1 post · 27 views
last updated Nov 16, 2019 10:04AM
Reading around Britain and Ireland.
By Jay-me (Janet… · 103 posts · 167 views
By Jay-me (Janet… · 103 posts · 167 views
last updated Jan 09, 2019 02:29PM
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By Judy · 1 post · 46 views
last updated Feb 08, 2019 01:12AM
Classic British murder mystery set on the Greek island of Skiathos
By Mike · 1 post · 16 views
By Mike · 1 post · 16 views
last updated Jan 23, 2025 10:52AM
The Body Politic Geraldine Moorkens Byrne
By Geraldine · 1 post · 13 views
By Geraldine · 1 post · 13 views
last updated Aug 19, 2021 04:20AM
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Cargo of Eagles (1968) - SPOILER Thread
By Susan · 12 posts · 15 views
By Susan · 12 posts · 15 views
last updated Jan 20, 2022 09:56AM
The Mind Readers (1965) SPOILER Thread
By Susan · 12 posts · 19 views
By Susan · 12 posts · 19 views
last updated Aug 21, 2021 10:07AM
The China Governess (1962) SPOILER Thread
By Susan · 20 posts · 27 views
By Susan · 20 posts · 27 views
last updated Aug 20, 2021 10:40PM
Hide my Eyes (1958) aka Tether's End - SPOILER Thread
By Susan · 24 posts · 24 views
By Susan · 24 posts · 24 views
last updated May 02, 2021 04:03PM
Hide my Eyes (1958) aka Tether's End
By Susan · 17 posts · 18 views
By Susan · 17 posts · 18 views
last updated Apr 28, 2021 01:56PM
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The Private Wound by Nicholas Blake (April/May 22)
By Susan · 18 posts · 18 views
By Susan · 18 posts · 18 views
last updated Apr 28, 2022 02:00PM
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The Private Wound - SPOILER Thread - (April/May 22)
By Susan · 8 posts · 14 views
By Susan · 8 posts · 14 views
last updated May 07, 2022 06:17AM
The Beast Must Die - Nicholas Blake - SPOILER Thread
By Susan · 47 posts · 62 views
By Susan · 47 posts · 62 views
last updated Sep 25, 2024 02:12PM
The Deadly Joker - SPOILER Thread (Feb/March 22)
By Susan · 9 posts · 12 views
By Susan · 9 posts · 12 views
last updated Feb 25, 2022 09:02AM
The Deadly Joker by Nicholas Blake (Feb/March 22)
By Susan · 16 posts · 13 views
By Susan · 16 posts · 13 views
last updated Feb 18, 2022 10:42PM
A Penknife in my Heart - SPOILER Thread - Nicholas Blake (Aug/Sept 21)
By Susan · 13 posts · 18 views
By Susan · 13 posts · 18 views
last updated Sep 01, 2021 02:05AM
A Penknife in my Heart - Nicholas Blake (Aug/Sept 21)
By Susan · 13 posts · 21 views
By Susan · 13 posts · 21 views
last updated Aug 23, 2021 02:17AM
A Tangled Web aka Death and Daisy Bland - SPOILER Thread (March/April 21)
By Susan · 31 posts · 18 views
By Susan · 31 posts · 18 views
last updated Jul 27, 2021 02:43PM
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Reading Order for the Unofficial Poirot Buddy Reads
By Jessica-sim · 54 posts · 156 views
By Jessica-sim · 54 posts · 156 views
last updated Dec 27, 2020 08:20AM
Poirot Buddy Read 40: SPOILER THREAD Curtain
By Jessica-sim · 20 posts · 36 views
By Jessica-sim · 20 posts · 36 views
last updated Feb 05, 2021 06:12PM
Poirot Buddy Read 40: Curtain
By Jessica-sim · 17 posts · 34 views
By Jessica-sim · 17 posts · 34 views
last updated Jan 26, 2021 04:45PM
Poirot buddy read 38: SPOILER thread for Elephants Can Remember
By Judy · 22 posts · 29 views
By Judy · 22 posts · 29 views
last updated Jan 25, 2021 07:56AM
Poirot buddy read 39: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
By Judy · 27 posts · 30 views
By Judy · 27 posts · 30 views
last updated Dec 21, 2020 12:14AM
Poirot buddy read 38: Elephants Can Remember
By Judy · 36 posts · 24 views
By Judy · 36 posts · 24 views
last updated Dec 20, 2020 04:22PM
Poirot buddy read 39: SPOILER thread for The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
By Judy · 11 posts · 23 views
By Judy · 11 posts · 23 views
last updated Dec 20, 2020 02:10PM
Poirot buddy read 35: SPOILER thread for The Clocks
By Judy · 28 posts · 38 views
By Judy · 28 posts · 38 views
last updated Dec 17, 2020 08:32AM
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