tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post6742601442332898306..comments2024-03-28T13:40:22.969+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: A trio of 1930s Oxford murder mysteriesMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-3879990456588802112014-09-17T09:47:49.581+01:002014-09-17T09:47:49.581+01:00Ah, I've got Lake District to come. I shall ha...Ah, I've got Lake District to come. I shall have to see what I make of it!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-89857588771563150452014-09-17T09:46:23.658+01:002014-09-17T09:46:23.658+01:00As with all prolific writers, she can be patchy. I...As with all prolific writers, she can be patchy. I do enjoy them, though, even the earlier stuff, which really shows its adventure story roots.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-70360160467932165172014-09-17T09:43:13.151+01:002014-09-17T09:43:13.151+01:00Ah, Persephone! I started trying to collect them a...Ah, Persephone! I started trying to collect them and realised I simply couldn't afford to - and that it made more sense to simply buy the ones I actually wanted, just like I would with any other publisher. I do love their books, though.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-81259415805941804892014-09-17T09:42:09.112+01:002014-09-17T09:42:09.112+01:00Oooh, ta for that. I've had a few people recom...Oooh, ta for that. I've had a few people recommend The Moving Toyshop but I've yet to stumble across a copy.<br /><br />President's Lodging wasn't set in Oxford, but really, it was as Oxfordy as you could get. :-) Sneaky Innes! Given how many books Innes wrote, it's weird that I don't have many.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-18313461441981050672014-09-17T09:39:44.840+01:002014-09-17T09:39:44.840+01:00I have you and other pals there, I should just pop...I have you and other pals there, I should just pop on the train. I bet there's loads to do even if I spend the whole day on my own. <br /><br />When is tourist season? I'm guessing it'll be like Bath, and the only quiet times are January-February and November.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-47228072914141144092014-09-09T22:05:56.025+01:002014-09-09T22:05:56.025+01:00I found in my local Waterstones that they had a se...I found in my local Waterstones that they had a section for older crime novels and so many sounded really interesting. My friend often reads them so I am going to borrow a few.Kate-Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-7434491272935986912014-09-09T08:35:54.999+01:002014-09-09T08:35:54.999+01:00I have download some to kindle so did not notice t...I have download some to kindle so did not notice they had the British Library connection, the Lake District murder and underground murder. LDM is to easy a plot, more the police process and did not have enough of the period detail for me or the magic of the landscape. Underground Murder I have only started, yet so far I love it as the people jump off the page, with the descriptions of them being Lostgothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937091700509928045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-62976764527059240062014-09-08T13:37:08.518+01:002014-09-08T13:37:08.518+01:00This reminds me that5 I really must read some Agat...This reminds me that5 I really must read some Agatha Cristie at some point becuse I've never actually read any of her work (disgraceful I know!)Paul Starkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11763589622434040244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-71476973504128227472014-09-08T10:21:12.242+01:002014-09-08T10:21:12.242+01:00I haven't read those ones, but I am partial to...I haven't read those ones, but I am partial to these old murder mystery type books.<br />I quite like Majorie Allingham, too. And I'm always looking for old copies of everything.<br />I love Persehone books with a passion. So much that is published today is just tripe...and not only that, the lack of proof reading drives me to crazy, frothing rage!LollyWilloweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800459266149659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-47571712622637886842014-09-08T06:00:55.435+01:002014-09-08T06:00:55.435+01:00I find reading books set in Oxford makes me like t...I find reading books set in Oxford makes me like the place much better, and recently read Death on the Cherwell myself - I thought it was enjoyable enough but definitely not a patch on Gaudy Night (then again, few things are), and like you I worked out the twist early on.<br /><br />If you fancy another Oxford-based mystery I love Edmund Crispin's The Moving Toyshop. (And Death at the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-79006363401222001522014-09-07T23:08:18.818+01:002014-09-07T23:08:18.818+01:00You should visit Oxford! Just don't come in th...You should visit Oxford! Just don't come in the tourist season :-) Miss Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899889154015378547noreply@blogger.com