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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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Welcome message for new members - please read before posting.
By Judy · 1 post · 752 views
last updated Feb 14, 2016 07:57AM
The White Swan - general chat (2023-26)
By Judy · 1123 posts · 138 views
By Judy · 1123 posts · 138 views
last updated Oct 29, 2026 11:00PM
What mysteries are you reading at the moment? (2026)
By Judy · 315 posts · 72 views
By Judy · 315 posts · 72 views
last updated Oct 27, 2026 02:27PM
What non-mystery books are you reading? (2023-26)
By Judy · 468 posts · 140 views
By Judy · 468 posts · 140 views
last updated Sep 11, 2026 11:34AM
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Nov 26: The Case of the Headless Jesuit (Thomas Littlejohn #16): George Bellairs (1950)
By Susan · 8 posts · 7 views
By Susan · 8 posts · 7 views
last updated 7 hours, 36 min ago
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Nov 26: The Case of the Headless Jesuit (Thomas Littlejohn #16) - SPOILER Thread - (1950)
By Susan · 2 posts · 7 views
By Susan · 2 posts · 7 views
last updated 7 hours, 31 min ago
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December 2026 group read - Winner!
By Judy · 40 posts · 27 views
By Judy · 40 posts · 27 views
last updated Oct 18, 2026 11:02PM
Oct 26: The Blind Side (Ernest Lamb #1) - SPOILER Thread - (1939)
By Susan · 49 posts · 19 views
By Susan · 49 posts · 19 views
last updated Oct 16, 2026 06:14PM
Oct 26: The Blind Side (Ernest Lamb #1): Patricia Wentworth (1939)
By Susan · 10 posts · 17 views
By Susan · 10 posts · 17 views
last updated Oct 09, 2026 12:58PM
Sept 26: Broadcast Murder: J.G. Colgan (2026)
By Susan · 14 posts · 18 views
By Susan · 14 posts · 18 views
last updated Sep 19, 2026 02:50PM
August 26: Not To Be Taken (A Puzzle in Poison): Anthony Berkeley (1937)
By Susan · 14 posts · 21 views
By Susan · 14 posts · 21 views
last updated Sep 17, 2026 06:00PM
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Nov 26: The ABC Murders (1936) by Agatha Christie
By Susan · 7 posts · 9 views
By Susan · 7 posts · 9 views
last updated 7 hours, 13 min ago
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Nov 26: The ABC Murders (1936) by Agatha Christie - SPOILER thread
By Susan · 1 post · 10 views
By Susan · 1 post · 10 views
last updated Oct 15, 2026 10:23PM
Oct 26: At Bertram’s Hotel (1965) - SPOILER Thread
By Susan · 38 posts · 23 views
By Susan · 38 posts · 23 views
last updated 1 hour, 42 min ago
Feb 25: The Murder at the Vicarage - SPOILER Thread - (1930)
By Susan · 24 posts · 45 views
By Susan · 24 posts · 45 views
last updated Oct 26, 2026 08:37AM
Oct 26: At Bertram’s Hotel (1965) by Agatha Christie
By Susan · 18 posts · 19 views
By Susan · 18 posts · 19 views
last updated Oct 04, 2026 08:10AM
Sept 26: Death in the Clouds (1935) - SPOILER Thread
By Susan · 19 posts · 22 views
By Susan · 19 posts · 22 views
last updated Sep 09, 2026 08:47PM
Sept 26: Death in the Clouds (1935) by Agatha Christie
By Susan · 19 posts · 22 views
By Susan · 19 posts · 22 views
last updated Sep 09, 2026 10:39AM
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The Jupiter Myth by Lindsey Davis (Falco #14) (Oct/Nov 26)
By Susan · 7 posts · 7 views
By Susan · 7 posts · 7 views
last updated Oct 22, 2026 01:02PM
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The Jupiter Myth - SPOILER Thread - (Falco #14) (Oct/Nov 26)
By Susan · 7 posts · 12 views
By Susan · 7 posts · 12 views
last updated Oct 23, 2026 10:12PM
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Blood From a Stone by Donna Leon (Brunetti #14) (Oct/Nov 26)
By Susan · 27 posts · 12 views
By Susan · 27 posts · 12 views
last updated Oct 25, 2026 01:39AM
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Blood From a Stone - SPOILER Thread - (Brunetti #14) (Oct/Nov 26)
By Susan · 4 posts · 9 views
By Susan · 4 posts · 9 views
last updated 16 hours, 8 min ago
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Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L Sayers (Lord Peter Wimsey #9) (Oct/Nov 26)
By Susan · 19 posts · 15 views
By Susan · 19 posts · 15 views
last updated Oct 20, 2026 12:47PM
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Murder Must Advertise - SPOILER Thread - (Lord Peter Wimsey #9) (Oct/Nov 26)
By Susan · 53 posts · 16 views
By Susan · 53 posts · 16 views
last updated Oct 27, 2026 03:20AM
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The Third Encounter (Antony Maitland #3): by Sara Woods (Oct/Nov 26)
By Susan · 6 posts · 9 views
By Susan · 6 posts · 9 views
last updated Oct 14, 2026 10:18PM
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The Third Encounter (Antony Maitland #3): - SPOILER Thread - (Oct/Nov 26)
By Susan · 12 posts · 8 views
By Susan · 12 posts · 8 views
last updated Oct 29, 2026 07:56PM
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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 · 12 views
By Susan · 1 post · 12 views
last updated Jan 18, 2026 08:09AM
Dark is the Clue (Bobby Owen #33) - SPOILER Thread - (Oct/Nov 25)
By Susan · 3 posts · 10 views
By Susan · 3 posts · 10 views
last updated Sep 12, 2026 07:47AM
Secrets Can't be Kept (Bobby Owen #20) - SPOILER Thread - (Aug/Sept 23)
By Susan · 8 posts · 12 views
By Susan · 8 posts · 12 views
last updated Mar 10, 2026 06:21PM
Brought to Light (Bobby Owen #32) - SPOILER Thread - (August/Sept 25)
By Susan · 5 posts · 14 views
By Susan · 5 posts · 14 views
last updated Jan 04, 2026 04:10PM
Triple Quest (Bobby Owen #34) by E R Punshon (Dec/Jan 25)
By Susan · 4 posts · 10 views
By Susan · 4 posts · 10 views
last updated Jan 03, 2026 07:10AM
Triple Quest (Bobby Owen #34) - SPOILER Thread - (Dec/Jan 25)
By Susan · 2 posts · 7 views
By Susan · 2 posts · 7 views
last updated Jan 03, 2026 07:07AM
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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 · 8 views
By Susan · 7 posts · 8 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 · 9 views
By Susan · 4 posts · 9 views
last updated Jun 23, 2025 06:29AM
Cecile is Dead - SPOILER Thread - (Maigret #22) (March/April 25)
By Susan · 3 posts · 13 views
By Susan · 3 posts · 13 views
last updated Mar 24, 2025 02:50PM
Cecile is Dead by Georges Simenon (Maigret #22) (March/April 25)
By Susan · 5 posts · 13 views
By Susan · 5 posts · 13 views
last updated Mar 24, 2025 02:46PM
The Judge’s House - SPOILER Thread - (Maigret #21) (Jan/Feb 25)
By Susan · 4 posts · 13 views
By Susan · 4 posts · 13 views
last updated Jan 29, 2025 03:17PM
The Judge’s House by Georges Simenon (Maigret #21) (Jan/Feb 25)
By Susan · 4 posts · 12 views
By Susan · 4 posts · 12 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 · 15 views
By Susan · 7 posts · 15 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 · 14 views
By Susan · 5 posts · 14 views
last updated Nov 21, 2024 01:15PM
Reading Through The Story of Classic Crime in 100 Books
By Jessica-sim · 10 posts · 81 views
By Jessica-sim · 10 posts · 81 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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Self-promotion guidance - please read before posting
By Judy · 1 post · 47 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
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Cargo of Eagles (1968) - SPOILER Thread
By Susan · 12 posts · 16 views
By Susan · 12 posts · 16 views
last updated Jan 20, 2022 09:56AM
The Mind Readers (1965) SPOILER Thread
By Susan · 12 posts · 20 views
By Susan · 12 posts · 20 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 · 19 views
By Susan · 17 posts · 19 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 · 19 views
By Susan · 18 posts · 19 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 · 64 views
By Susan · 47 posts · 64 views
last updated Sep 25, 2024 02:12PM
The Deadly Joker - SPOILER Thread (Feb/March 22)
By Susan · 9 posts · 13 views
By Susan · 9 posts · 13 views
last updated Feb 25, 2022 09:02AM
The Deadly Joker by Nicholas Blake (Feb/March 22)
By Susan · 16 posts · 14 views
By Susan · 16 posts · 14 views
last updated Feb 18, 2022 10:42PM
A Penknife in my Heart - SPOILER Thread - Nicholas Blake (Aug/Sept 21)
By Susan · 13 posts · 19 views
By Susan · 13 posts · 19 views
last updated Sep 01, 2021 02:05AM
A Penknife in my Heart - Nicholas Blake (Aug/Sept 21)
By Susan · 13 posts · 22 views
By Susan · 13 posts · 22 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 · 19 views
By Susan · 31 posts · 19 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 · 158 views
By Jessica-sim · 54 posts · 158 views
last updated Dec 27, 2020 08:20AM
Poirot Buddy Read 40: SPOILER THREAD Curtain
By Jessica-sim · 20 posts · 37 views
By Jessica-sim · 20 posts · 37 views
last updated Feb 05, 2021 06:12PM
Poirot Buddy Read 40: Curtain
By Jessica-sim · 17 posts · 35 views
By Jessica-sim · 17 posts · 35 views
last updated Jan 26, 2021 04:45PM
Poirot buddy read 38: SPOILER thread for Elephants Can Remember
By Judy · 22 posts · 31 views
By Judy · 22 posts · 31 views
last updated Jan 25, 2021 07:56AM
Poirot buddy read 39: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding
By Judy · 27 posts · 31 views
By Judy · 27 posts · 31 views
last updated Dec 21, 2020 12:14AM
Poirot buddy read 38: Elephants Can Remember
By Judy · 36 posts · 25 views
By Judy · 36 posts · 25 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 · 24 views
By Judy · 11 posts · 24 views
last updated Dec 20, 2020 02:10PM
Poirot buddy read 35: SPOILER thread for The Clocks
By Judy · 28 posts · 39 views
By Judy · 28 posts · 39 views
last updated Dec 17, 2020 08:32AM
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