L. D. Christianson

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    The Art of the Side Character

    / May 21, 2024 / 1 Comment

    This week’s topic grew out of my most recent read, Margery Allingham’s The Late Pig. It’s a short book, my copy is just shy of 140 pages. I could’ve read it in one…

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  • Books,  Mystery

    Book Review: A Man Lay Dead

    / February 27, 2024 / 0 Comments

    We have reached our fourth and final “Queen of Crime,” the New Zealander Ngaio (Ny-oh) Marsh. She stands out as the only one of the four whose first book was the first I…

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  • Books,  Mystery

    Book Review: The Crime at Black Dudley

    / February 22, 2024

    We have made it to our penultimate Queen, Margery Allingham. I had not heard of Allingham, at least not that I remember, until watching the TV adaptation of her Campion series. Obviously, I…

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  • Books,  Mystery

    Book Review: The Nine Tailors

    / February 18, 2024 / 0 Comments

    This is the third post in my Queens of Crime series. Reading Dorothy Sayers was a bit of an adventure for me, so I hope this review will be an interesting read. The…

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