100 episodes
Classic Mysteries Les Blatt, 2014
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4.0 • 8 Ratings
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Short reviews of classic mystery novels and stories that are worth reading and re-reading
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"The Murders Near Mapleton," by Brian Flynn
A local hero is kidnapped, and a shocking murder is only one of many unexpected results. Investigator Anthony Bathurst uncovers the ugly truths that someone is willing to commit murder to hide.
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"The Case of the Seven Sneezes," by Anthony Boucher
A private detective and a small group of survivors from a murderous wedding find themselves trapped with an apparently psychotic killer on a remote island, cut off from the world at large.
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"The Condamine Case," by Moray Dalton
It sounded like the perfect story for a movie - a curse still working after 300 years. A macabre twist to a powerful drama - or simply brutal murder?
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"Murder in Married Life," by Anne Morice
Nice to be newlywed. Not so nice to fight a blackmailer.
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"Death in the Grand Manor," by Anne Morice.
Clever plotting, pointed dialogue and murder - what more could a reader want?
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"The Lost Gallows," by John Dickson Carr
A car driven by a dead man with a cut throat...a lost gallows on a missing London street...John Dickson Carr's second mystery starring Henri Bencolin, "The Lost Gallows," reviewed:
Customer Reviews
Wonderful
This is a brilliant podcast and supporting website. Just enough information about each classic mystery to make you want to go out and get a copy. Familiar Christie and co but also less familiar stories. Have tried many and all live up to Les Blatt's enthusiastic and balanced reviews. If Les says it's worth reading, then it probably is! Only mild criticism is that the music is far too loud and quite intrusive, especially when listening on earphones.