Jeff Popple
@murdermayhem.bsky.social
Long time book collector and crime fiction reviewer: Canberra Times, Canberra Weekly, Deadly Pleasures etc and judge for Ned Kelly, Ngaio Marsh and Barry Awards. Dachshund owner Blog: murdermayhemandlongdogs.com
I read The Ascent Of D.13 over Christmas - good fun. murdermayhemandlongdogs.com/forgotten-th...
FORGOTTEN THRILLERS: ASCENT OF D.13 by ANDREW GARVE
I recently read and enjoyed Andrew Garve’s crime novel Frame-Up, which inspired me to re-read his spy novel The Ascent Of D.13 (1969), the details of which had largely escaped my memory. The …
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January 21, 2026 at 3:30 AM
I read The Ascent Of D.13 over Christmas - good fun. murdermayhemandlongdogs.com/forgotten-th...
Yep - I read the description of the Ellroy a couple of days ago and thought that may be interesting, but then thought don’t be fooled!
January 15, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Yep - I read the description of the Ellroy a couple of days ago and thought that may be interesting, but then thought don’t be fooled!
Let’s us know what you think
December 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Let’s us know what you think
I haven’t read it but The Late Bill Smith is supposed to be good
December 13, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I haven’t read it but The Late Bill Smith is supposed to be good