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Alison Bruce talks about detective fiction

My mum read things like Agatha Christie and British, cosy crime, but then she tended to watch American crime on the TV. Dad would sit reading his book, being very disapproving.

Published July 23, 2021
Categorized as Alison Bruce, Author Interviews, Crime Scene, Featured

I know I have books that I will never open, and on a few occasions I’ve bought them just because they are beautiful to look at!

I have at times used audiobooks as company in the middle of the night, but apart from that, I have just picked the books that look like an interesting mystery.

Published June 9, 2021
Categorized as Alison Bruce, Crime Scene, Featured, Lockdown Reading

A Family of Phrenologists

When we think of seaside promenade attractions, such as fortune-telling, palm-reading and so forth, we tend to imagine stripey booths and bead curtains.

Published May 14, 2021
Categorized as Featured, Rosalind Esche, Tower Treasures

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