English Mysteries Club discussion

Let's see a cover with a racehorse.

A cover with a boat

A cover with a ski pole.

A cover with a microphone.

Jean-Luke wrote: "I'm loving this, Mike!"

While that reminds me of some dreadful jokes, I don't think this can count as "a cover with a mic - rophone"...

OK -

A cover with a typewriter.

A cover with a teacup filled with tea.

(It is a mystery, and set in London!)

A cover with a lipstick.

A cover with a butterfly.

I was pleased to see a new post because I've racked my brains for a cover with a lipstick, without success.

Mike said in his first post in this thread: "Our only rule would be to limit our hunt to british mysteries."

Unless it's a mystery why woman wear cosmetics which are harmful, I don't think this cover meets that requirement - especially as it isn't only British women who do it! But will Mike allow a dispensation in this case, because it's seems to be impossible to find a mystery cover with a lipstick? Or did Tracey have one in mind when she set that challenge?

There was a book I had in mind - with a lipstick in the shape of a bullet - but I can't find it now either; sorry about that.

Butterfly: .

How about a streetlight?

I'm still looking for a meat cleaver. Has anyone had any luck?

Jean-Luke wrote: "Hint: It's an Adam Dalgliesh book by P.D. James."

I thought it wae

"A Taste For Death" ,but my copy has a razor.

Thank you. I found it.

I am unable to add picture of book cover. The add book/author only adds text

Mike wrote: "


cover with a man wearing a derby"





A cover with a dart.

@Shera -- when you use the add book feature, after you search but before clicking on "add", scroll to the bottom of the list and switch from add title to add cover.

I checked cover and this is what came up

A cover with a carousel

It's a cover from a series set in a seaside town(okay,
with a pier)

Roper's shadow on the sand?

I sorry, I couldn't find that cover on B&N or Amazon
The book I'm seeking is set in Brighton and it's a modern British police procedural

Good job Mike. I'll start looking

Someone may be able to find a better cover. Is this what you were looking for?

How about a cover with a stack of books

Happy New Year Everyone!

Find a cover with a hand

The Butler Did Him

A cover with a chess piece.

I'd like a cover with a syringe, please.

The Nursing Home Murder

A cover with a bicycle, please.

The Killings At Badger's Drift by Caroline Graham.

A cover with a cathedral (or at least a very large church).

A cover with a chair

That was surprisingly hard, and I couldn't find the one I was thinking of ...

How about a broken cup.

Mr. Tea and the Traveling Teacup.

(Is this "English mystery" enough?)

A cover with an elephant.

Elephants Can Remember: Complete & Unabridged

A cover with a couple dancing

Angel Touch by Mike Ripley. The second book in one of my favourite series!

A book with lilies on the cover.

This is the best I can find:

Paul Temple and the Kelby Affair by Francis Durbridge

A cover with a bath.

Who's Body by Dorothy Sayers


A cover with a fountain

I just can't find this cover! Could you give us a clue, please?

All I can come up with is


The author is English, if not the mystery! Will that do?

Sure I didn't realize they would be so rare. I'll show 2 that I came across while looking for the lily. Your turn now

The link added the wrong cover. I tried to add Agatha Raisin and the Wellspring of Death.

Me? How about - a cover with a dart board.

Death at the Bar by Ngaio Marsh

how about a cover with a horse-drawn carriage?

Death on the Nile does this count? it's really just a derby without the man...

how about a cover with a bottle of poison?

Death In The Clouds

cover with a magnifying glass

A pair of dice.

The Killings At Badger's Drift

a cover with a rooster

OK, I'll beg. A small hint please?

it's an old cover from a Golden Age author