Detective game fans absolutely spoiled for choice these days! I'm someone who likes to procrastinate by doing research, so The Roottrees are Dead felt like it was made specifically for me. playingatdetection.com/blog/2025/03...

Edmund Crispin might be better known for his mystery novels, but his short stories are fantastic examples of perfectly crafted classic mysteries. #BookReview 💙📚 playingatdetection.com/blog/2025/01...

First post of the New Year, and my first post on Freeman Wills Crofts!
I've flipped a few switches at Playing Detective HQ so hopefully everything's still chugging along, like an old fashioned aeroplane #BookReview 📚💙
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Last crime fiction read of the year and it's a good one! The Black Swan Mystery by Tetsuya Ayukawa. Don't be scared by the train timetables, it's a fast-moving and twisty ride to the finish. Please, @pushkinpress.com , more Ayukawa translations! playingatdetection.com/blog/2024/12...

A Christie for Christmas!
It's early for Christmas and late for my post schedule, but still...
In which I suggest that in this book, Miss Marple's twinkle levels would be best protrayed by Geraldine McEwan.
💙📚 #BookReview #AgathaChristie
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#MurderEveryMonday and the theme is bells.
I don't have any of the usual ringers, so I'll have to head East.

#MurderEveryMonday seems to be happening here on Bluesky, so I can finally join in! The theme is the victim's name in the title. One of these might seem an odd choice if you haven't read it...

Maybe it's weird for a "comfort read" to feature a gloomy abandoned prison and several nasty murders but it works for me. #BookReview 💙📚 playingatdetection.com/blog/2024/11...

This week on the blog, I review a new book about my favourite real-life detective story. #BookReview #BooksAboutBooks playingatdetection.com/blog/2024/10...

My first look at P. D. James with An Unsuitable Job For a Woman. Interesting, perhaps groundbreaking, but seems maybe not the best choice for me to start with her work. #BookReview 💙📚 playingatdetection.com/blog/2024/10...

Hello!
I like to read and think about mystery fiction, especially if it was written between 1920 and 1950. Sometimes I blog about it here: playingatdetection.com
Currently making my way through John Dickson Carr in order, mixed in with other stuff.

Latest book review on the blog: a late-Halloween reread of Helen McCloy's impossible crime novel Mr. Splitfoot. My research rabbithole for this review was the Catskills mountains.
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