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Retro Book Review: The Murder on The Links

I'm just gonna lead with it -- I think The Murder on the Links is one of the weakest Christie…

7 months ago

Trouble With Lichen

Trouble with Lichen is a 1960 scifi novel by John Wyndham. The story revolves around the discovery of a new…

9 months ago

The Chrysalids

The Chrysalids, by John Wyndham, is a 1955 science fiction novel set in a post-apocalyptic world. Some unexplained worldwide nuclear…

10 months ago

Retro Book Review: The Mysterious Affair at Styles

The Mysterious Affair at Styles is the first Hercule Poirot novel. When this novel opens, he's already a retired detective,…

10 months ago

Retro Book Review: The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side

Today's retro book review is Agatha Christie's The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side. This is another Miss Marple mystery,…

2 years ago

Retro Book Review: Sad Cypress

Sad Cypress is another Poirot mystery novel by Agatha Christie. It was recommended to me as part of the Read…

2 years ago

Retro Book Review: The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd is the sixth of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot novels. In this one, Poirot has given…

2 years ago

Retro Book Review: The Mystery of the Blue Train

The Mystery of the Blue Train is another Poirot mystery by Agatha Christie.  American millionaire Rufus Van Aldin has bought…

3 years ago

Retro Book Review: Ordeal by Innocence

I wanted to read Ordeal of Innocence, by Agatha Christie, because the premise was both intriguing and ridiculous. First, the…

3 years ago