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Velleic
@velleic.bsky.social
Reading and thinking about crime fiction.
Blog: https://playingatdetection.com/
I asked about it at Bodies from the Library last year. Don't remember the exact details, but yes, it's gone. Iirc they thought they had it all sorted but still things didn't work out. Glad I got a copy but now wishing I'd bought a dozen!!
February 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Started out all in one page, then started splitting things out when I found The Book, then vaguely by family branch. All using the in-game notes. I'm glad you didn't say "how are your notes organised", because well... they're not
January 24, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Yes, I think so. It's got that same kind of dogged detective investigation, and a similar setting.
January 1, 2025 at 1:40 PM
I have one more book where a body is found under a massive bell. No picture, though... unless the circle is the rain-shadow of the bell.
December 2, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Some luck was involved but I'll take it...
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October 18, 2024 at 2:38 PM
From The Red Locked Room to The Red Right Hand, in which the narrator may or may not have lost it but I certainly have playingatdetection.com/blog/2024/06...
The Red Right Hand (1945) - Joel Townsley Rogers - Playing Detective
This nightmarish non-linear murderfest is an unique tale of impossible happenings and bizarre coincidences. But is it any fun to read?
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October 17, 2024 at 7:54 PM
A few of my favourite reviews I've written, starting with John Dickson Carr, of course playingatdetection.com/blog/2023/06...
It Walks By Night (1930) - John Dickson Carr - Playing Detective
My first review of the first book by one of my favourite authors - John Dickson Carr. The seeds of Carr's future brillance are starting to sprout.
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October 17, 2024 at 7:48 PM
It was a fun surprise finding out just how faulty my memory of this book was. I did also notice that the book could technically be considered a Christmas read, since Christmas decorations make a brief appearance!
Most interesting sidetrack was finding out about the Catskills Mountain House.
November 8, 2023 at 9:54 PM