Category Archives: Book Of The Month

The Puzzly – the ISOTCMN Book of the Month – April 2013

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Ah, April. T.S. Eliot said that it was the cruellest month – not for me, because I got a pile of mystery novels for my birthday. It might end up being so for you, dear reader, because some of them … Continue reading →

Posted in Ben H Winters, Book Of The Month | 4 Comments

The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – March 2013

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

March 2013 has been an interesting month for me, bookwise. I had an interesting exchange with the one and only Christopher Fowler, met Kate Ellis for the fourth (?) time to get the latest Wesley Peterson signed (review next month) … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, Peter Tremayne, Sister Fidelma | 4 Comments

The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – February 2013

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

February 2013 looked for a while as if it was going to be a lean month for reviews. A bout of mildly bad health, a couple of books that were a bit of a struggle to get through and too … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, Kate Ellis | 1 Comment

The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – January 2013

Posted on January 31, 2013 by

Ah, the Puzzly. Could it really have been a whole year since it started? Actually no, I did the first two months of last year in hindsight, but it has been a good way of summarising the stuff that I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, S J Bolton | 2 Comments

The ISOTCMN Awards for 2012

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

2012, the second year of my blog, and 141 books reviewed. Blimey. So how on earth to summarise all those? Well, for an overview of the year, you could check out the Puzzlies page which gives a month-by-month breakdown. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, Eric Keith, Paul Halter | 8 Comments

The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – December 2012

Posted on December 28, 2012 by

Not quite the end of the month, but with a year-end post coming up, it’s time for the December 2012 Puzzly, aka the In Search Of The Classic Mystery Novel book of the month “award”. It’s part of the Mysteries … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, Eric Keith, Paul Halter | 4 Comments

The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – November 2012

Posted on November 30, 2012 by

‘Nother Chance November has rolled to a close, and there will a number of authors that I didn’t get round to. Never mind, it’s not as if I’ll be ignoring them in the future. Anyway, let’s see what I got … Continue reading →

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The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – October 2012

Posted on November 1, 2012 by

And so we bring “Old Author October” to a close with the announcement of the In Search of the Classic Mystery Novel book of the month award – yes, it’s time for the Puzzly for October 2012. Last month, if … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, Owen Burns, Paul Halter, Peter Tremayne | 8 Comments

The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – September 2012

Posted on October 2, 2012 by

Well, that was a disappointing month, bookwise. While I can cite a lack of free time, thanks to the start of term, I’m still fairly gobsmacked that, on tallying things up, I’ve read a grand total of six books this … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, Marsali Taylor | 3 Comments

The Puzzly – The ISOTCMN Book of the Month – August 2012

Posted on September 1, 2012 by

Well, it’s the end of August, and you know what that means. Yup, back to the classroom for me which means less time to read – boo – but also, it’s time for the In Search Of The Classic Mystery … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Of The Month, Stuart MacBride | 2 Comments