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A random book from my TBR 📚. Day 2. Have had this one on my list for a long time. #tbrpile

Mostly enjoyed this for the descriptions of Oxford and Brit Lit references. The characters were enjoyable, but the murder “mystery” itself fell flat.

This book picked me up and dropped me right in the middle of Oxford in 1938. Because of this time displacements, I am compelled to describe this book as "a delightful romp through the University of Oxford as Gervaise Fen solves this devilishly clever locked room mystery."
This book just dropped into my radar (Page-a-Day Calendar). Which is such a coincidence since I have been caught up in all sorts of academic mysteries lately.

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Lunch with Edmund Crispin.
I made the curried chickpea salad that I‘ve been wanting to try, and chicken salad as a backup, because I don‘t always love Indian food. I needn't have worried, though, because the chickpea salad is pretty amazing. New fave!

I want to add this blurb to really underline how well Crispin describes Oxford's atmosphere. I really really enjoyed the intellectual talks they have, the witty arrogance and the constant reference to literature. A very important part of Oxford's life for me was that mix of charming and conceit attitude everyone had, it was inspiring and annoying at the same time. Really made me miss my days at that magic city

This book was exactly what I was looking for. Exciting and engaging but also witty and sarcastic. Is one of the best detective novels I've read because of how much I enjoyed the two main characters, and the great rhythm of the book. The solution to the mystery was a bit disappointing to me but the book as a whole is fantastic. I have to admit that I'm a bit bias because I used to live in Oxford so to me the setting was familiar and nostalgic 4.5🌟

Can't wait to travel back to Oxford thanks to this mistery novel! Book haul 🌟

Gervase Fen may be my new Golden Age obsession. Like an Agatha Christie crossed with the 39 Steps but with touches of Wodehousian humour. A few outdated word choices but that's fairly standard for this era. Worth a look. #recommendsday

I may be making a really poor decision... it's almost 6pm and I just ordered a coffee. I usually have one per day and stop drinking it by 11am. But I have GOT to get my reading groove back. I have set aside all day tomorrow to dive into a book and try to really get myself reset. And so what is better than starting to read tonight by cranking up the caffeine? 😂. This is another one from the Oxford Murder syllabus for this summer. #2/5

Current Read: Read this years ago but going to read again as part of my foray into classic crime titles.

Smart, hilarious, dead clever. Incredibly literary. You will want to spend the rest of your life sitting in a bar in Oxford with these two characters,playing a game called "Detestable Characters in Fiction." PD James loved this book and so do I.