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My first mystery of the month.

This arrived yesterday and has gone straight to the top of the bedtime tbr pile! I‘ve just finished reading my share of submissions for a short story competition and need some classic crime as a palate cleanser!

A reasonably good mystery bogged down with an overlong opening sequence (which turned out to be a witness account with the story really starting two chapters in), too many characters and Shakespearean references- as well as many outdated and frankly offensive attitudes towards women. The character of Gervase Fen is quite interesting but I don't think I'll be perusing the rest of this series.

Current reading mood : went swimming (so cold you could see the mist floating over the water), washed hair, brushed hair whilst watching the 8 out of 10 cats episode with Jedward in Sean Locks team (it cheers one up immensely), read a chapter, someone finally gets bumped off and I'm happy mostly because it's one less name to keep track of...

That feeling of smug satisfaction when your pocket is big enough for your current read ☺️ (also my beloved car is pleasingly shiny)

So many characters to keep track off.

No flies yet, gilded or otherwise.

Got distracted looking at old photos to find one for Mother's Day...
It's really no surprise that I'm a huge Disney fan with an overwhelming tbr pile 😂
(I don't wear moccasins tho)

I'm not off to a great start 😂 one chapter in and then a lovely interruption in the form of a long distance call from my bestie - two hours later and I'm settling into chapter two with a cup of tea...

It's been a long time since I've read a book from the golden age of crime fiction (this was originally published in 1944)

It's coming back to me! I bought this on eBay because this particular edition (with the gorgeous yellow cover that caught my eye on Instagram) is no longer in print! The blurb promises a 'most idiosyncratic, eccentric and entertaining' detective WHICH SOUNDS GREAT!