tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post1462976452053534720..comments2024-03-27T22:32:02.739+01:00Comments on Beneath the Stains of Time: Vermeer's Ghost TomCathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-15454901238517535972016-08-25T19:48:05.833+02:002016-08-25T19:48:05.833+02:00I'll let you know when I get around to them! T...I'll let you know when I get around to them! <i>The Conqueror's Inn</i> always sounded interesting to me! :) TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-51656635035822312872016-08-24T10:16:39.489+02:002016-08-24T10:16:39.489+02:00I agree with you that Candelabra is similar to Mit...I agree with you that Candelabra is similar to Mitchell. Everything is a good, complex puzzle, as are most of his books from the Forties. Will be interested to see what you make of some of the others. I think The Conqueror Inn, Night's Cloak, Secrets Can't Be Kept, It Might Lead Anywhere all have complex, intriguing plots, also especially liked Music Tells All and The House of Godwinsson. Macmillan picked a good period to pick up his books in the US!The Passing Tramphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09830680639601570152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-31329840846723368532016-08-07T21:32:01.776+02:002016-08-07T21:32:01.776+02:00Mitchell's detective stories are, what many ha...Mitchell's detective stories are, what many have called, an acquired taste, but <i>St. Peter's Finger</i> is one of her clearest and straight forward novels. Therefore a better introduction to her work. For this reason, you might also want to try <i>The Saltmarsh Murders</i>, but <i>The Mystery of a Butcher's Shop</i> and <i>Come Away, Death</i> should also be sampled before making up your mind. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-75237185736457626662016-08-07T12:50:37.762+02:002016-08-07T12:50:37.762+02:00I've only read one novel by Mitchell: Death at...I've only read one novel by Mitchell: Death at the Opera. I think it didn't leave me averse to reading more, but it didn't make me extremely eager to do so either. I've St Peter's Finger awaiting to be read on my Kindle. :)Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-85117238927341493832016-08-07T00:02:01.778+02:002016-08-07T00:02:01.778+02:00You actually hit on an interesting point there: Pu...You actually hit on an interesting point there: Punshon seems to be one of those rare mystery writers who got better as time went on. My sample-size may not be big enough to make such a statement, but, from what I've read, the plots do appear to get more solid as he moved into the 1940s. <br /><br />If you love Gladys Mitchell, you'll probably not be disappointed by <i>Diabolic Candelabra</i>. TomCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03415176301265218101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5516189026477178777.post-49925601246426631652016-08-06T15:29:36.906+02:002016-08-06T15:29:36.906+02:00Thanks for the review. :) I must confess that the ...Thanks for the review. :) I must confess that the two Punshon titles I've read did not particularly draw me in. But it seems as if the latest slew of Punshon republications boast of intricate puzzles. I've Diabolic Candelabra waiting for me on my Kindle, as I've heard it's Punshon's best novel - glad to know that there may be more gems apart from that. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03389512470283015279noreply@blogger.com