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REVIEW: The Chelsea Girl Murders – Sparkle Hayter

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Ela

Robin Hudson, now Programming Head for the Worldwide Women’s Network, begins this fifth of her adventures when a fire forces her to leave her New York apartment block and take refuge in the Chelsea Hotel, at an apartment belonging to … Continue reading →

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REVIEW: Thus Was Adonis Murdered – Sarah Caudwell

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Ela

(Constable & Robinson 2002, originally published 1981) This, like Delusions of Gender, was the result of a review by another book blogger, this time a more recent one from Jenny. The review immediately made me search out Caudwell’s books (sadly … Continue reading →

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Five Red Herrings – Dorothy L. Sayers

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Ela

(Hodder e-book 2003, originally published 1931) Although this book – one of the series of detective novels featuring Lord Peter Wimsey – was written after Strong Poison, this book does not feature Harriet Vane at all, nor is she mentioned. … Continue reading →

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