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I discuss detective fiction written during the 1920s and 1930s, known as "The Golden Age of Detective Fiction."

Joined January 2023
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There's a significant auction of #agathachristie first editions & reprints @forumauctions on 5-Jun-25. My new article previews all the lots, with comments, images & auction-house estimated values. Link to article: collectingchristie.com/post/…
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We're thrilled to feature a guest post by the brilliant @puzzledoctor – taking a fresh look at the (previously) forgotten world of classic mystery writer #BrianFlynn 🕵️‍♂️😍 #GoldenAgeMystery #CrimeFiction #GuestPost deanstreetpress.co.uk/pages/…
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🩷👇GIVEAWAY! 👇 🩷 Fancy winning a hamper packed *full* of delicious/scented/beautiful goodies - all inspired by #TheNightInQuestion and its heroine, Florrie?? 💐 If so, just retweet this and follow me to enter. (You can enter via IG, too, to double your chances 😊) GOOD LUCK! x
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Will you be joining the #ReadChristie2025 challenge?
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My new article looks at the final 20+ covers Tom Adams created for Fontana's #AgathaChristie paperbacks from 1973-1980. Images of all the covers are provided along with insights & collecting tips. Read the full article at: collectingchristie.com/post/…
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Staircase Wit: The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith by Patricia Wentworth (a great pre-holiday gift to myself) perfectretort.blogspot.com/2… #DeanStreetDecember24 @DeanStPress
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It's always interesting to see how publishers change their #agathachristie cover designs. In 1951, the Avon (US) cover of "Murder in Three Acts" (UK: Three Act Tragedy) likely gave too much away & so a key element was redacted from the reprint a few years later.
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🎧 Episode two of Agatha Christie in Devon has landed. This week focuses on Christie's youth, from autobiography extracts on her love of swimming at Beacon Cove to roller-skating along Princess Pier. Listen to the podcast now: bit.ly/ACFPodcast @AgathaFestival
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Evelyn Waugh series from the early 1970s. Penguin Books.
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Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret (2024) crossexaminingcrime.wordpres…
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Nicholas Meyer’s newest Sherlockian novel, Sherlock Holmes and the Telegram from Hell, is in stores everywhere today! This one’s a lot of fun — with Holmes and Watson traversing North America in the early days of WWI…
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