Classic Mysteries

Les Blatt, 2014

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Short reviews of classic mystery novels and stories that are worth reading and re-reading

25/05/2021

"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.

4 min
03/05/2021

"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.

5 min
27/04/2021

"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?

5 min
19/04/2021

"Murder in Married Life," by Anne Morice

Classic Mysteries

5 min
12/04/2021

"Death in the Grand Manor," by Anne Morice.

Clever plotting, pointed dialogue and murder - what more could a reader want?

4 min
05/04/2021

"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:

7 min
28/03/2021

"Tuesday the Rabbi Took Off," by Harry Kemelman

Rabbi Small needed a break in his routine. An international bombing incident wasn't what he had in mind.

5 min
22/03/2021

"The Case of Sir Adam Braid," by Molly Thynne

Nearly everyone in his family hated Sir Adam Braid. Only the old man's granddaughter loved him - and the old miser was cutting her out of his will. A motive for murder? Or did someone else hate him enough to kill him? "The Case of Sir Adam Braid," A Golden Age classic by Molly Thynne, reviewed.

4 min

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Short reviews of classic mystery novels and stories that are worth reading and re-reading

Creator

Les Blatt, 2014
Years Active

2007 - 2021
Episodes

100
Rating

Clean
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Classic Mysteries

Classic Mysteries

"The Murders Near Mapleton," by Brian Flynn

"The Case of the Seven Sneezes," by Anthony Boucher

"The Condamine Case," by Moray Dalton

"Murder in Married Life," by Anne Morice

"Death in the Grand Manor," by Anne Morice.

"The Lost Gallows," by John Dickson Carr

"Tuesday the Rabbi Took Off," by Harry Kemelman

"The Case of Sir Adam Braid," by Molly Thynne

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Classic Mysteries

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"The Murders Near Mapleton," by Brian Flynn

"The Case of the Seven Sneezes," by Anthony Boucher

"The Condamine Case," by Moray Dalton

"Murder in Married Life," by Anne Morice

"Death in the Grand Manor," by Anne Morice.

"The Lost Gallows," by John Dickson Carr

"Tuesday the Rabbi Took Off," by Harry Kemelman

"The Case of Sir Adam Braid," by Molly Thynne

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