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#14. Lynne Truss - Bells and Whistles
Another farce, this time set in a police station and BBC Broadcasting House in 1957. The foley artist of long-running children’s radio play, The Spiffing Six (definitely NOT the Famous Five) is found dead. A bit of fun. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
— May 04, 2026 11:03PM
Another farce, this time set in a police station and BBC Broadcasting House in 1957. The foley artist of long-running children’s radio play, The Spiffing Six (definitely NOT the Famous Five) is found dead. A bit of fun. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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#17. Frances Brody - Blood on Ice
A young couple, and their life together, from the 1960s to present day. “Will ice or fire end the world?”
I enjoyed this one, not exactly a mystery, but a nice twist at the end. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
— May 05, 2026 11:04PM
A young couple, and their life together, from the 1960s to present day. “Will ice or fire end the world?”
I enjoyed this one, not exactly a mystery, but a nice twist at the end. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dermot McGlone
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#15. Michael Jecks - After Henry? No Commitments.
An apparent suicide in an Am-Dram group may not be all it seems. Great character sketches, fun. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#16. Liza Cody - Character Assassination.
A 3-verse Haiku. A bit strange. ⭐️
— May 05, 2026 05:22AM
An apparent suicide in an Am-Dram group may not be all it seems. Great character sketches, fun. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
#16. Liza Cody - Character Assassination.
A 3-verse Haiku. A bit strange. ⭐️
Dermot McGlone
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#13. David Stuart Davies - An Old-fashioned Murder Mystery
Starts like a Poirot knock-off, quickly becomes farce. Funny, stupid. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
— May 04, 2026 10:41PM
Starts like a Poirot knock-off, quickly becomes farce. Funny, stupid. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dermot McGlone
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#12. Christopher Fowler - The Luncheon
Two “friends” meet up for lunch at a very fancy restaurant, each have something to tell the other. This was not really a mystery, but fun nonetheless. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
— May 04, 2026 05:53AM
Two “friends” meet up for lunch at a very fancy restaurant, each have something to tell the other. This was not really a mystery, but fun nonetheless. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dermot McGlone
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#11. Catherine Aird - Dead in Deptford
Retired Police Officers discussions old cases talk about the death of Christopher Marlowe. Seriously! ⭐️
— May 04, 2026 01:17AM
Retired Police Officers discussions old cases talk about the death of Christopher Marlowe. Seriously! ⭐️
Dermot McGlone
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#10. John Harvey - Criss-Cross
A body discovered on Hampstead Heath, leads to a dark story. Nothing surprising, lots of characters to keep up with. Not my favourite. ⭐️⭐️
— May 03, 2026 12:42AM
A body discovered on Hampstead Heath, leads to a dark story. Nothing surprising, lots of characters to keep up with. Not my favourite. ⭐️⭐️
Dermot McGlone
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#9. Elly Griffiths - The Woman in Whitechapel
Strange story, not much of a mystery. Meh. ⭐️
— Apr 29, 2026 10:49PM
Strange story, not much of a mystery. Meh. ⭐️
Dermot McGlone
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#8. Michael Ridpath - Silver Fox
An Icelandic tour operator, a middle-aged American woman and her abusive husband, all connected in a well-told story, that doesn’t go the way you might think. I enjoyed this one. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
— Apr 29, 2026 11:06AM
An Icelandic tour operator, a middle-aged American woman and her abusive husband, all connected in a well-told story, that doesn’t go the way you might think. I enjoyed this one. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Dermot McGlone
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#7. Alison Joseph - Murder at Mousecomb
The narrator of the book, Jan, is the understudy on a long-running play, speaking to the audience on the first night back after the strange death of her best friend and lead actor, Irene. How did Irene die? What about her husband? What about Jan’s mother?
Interesting way of telling the story. A bit of fun. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
— Apr 28, 2026 11:26PM
The narrator of the book, Jan, is the understudy on a long-running play, speaking to the audience on the first night back after the strange death of her best friend and lead actor, Irene. How did Irene die? What about her husband? What about Jan’s mother?
Interesting way of telling the story. A bit of fun. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
