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Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 26: #thebutlerdidit #well #hepickedupthecaranyway #whitbythreatenedthemechanic #ourboysfollowthemout #whatcouldgowrong #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

BarkingMadRead @thearomaofbooks @peanutnine @mcctrish @bookwormjillk @larkken @ruthiella @rubyslippersreads @eeclayton @dabbe @crinoline_laphroaig @bklover @librarybelle @willaful @kwmg40 @kathywheeler @kao @cuilin @elizamarie @alldebooks @lil1inblue @daisey @kspenmoll 37m

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Scochrane26

Jamaica Inn | Daphne Du Maurier

Favorite book in January, slightly above The Wishing Game. #12booksof2025 @TheEllieMo

TheEllieMo This is one of those books that I keep meaning to read, you may have inspired me to read it in 2026! 15h

willaful I keep meaning to read this too. I need to get the #HashtagBrigade on it. 14h

SilversReviews Ohhhh….this book was good. 11h

Scochrane26 I feel like it was on my tbr for years but so glad I finally read it. @TheEllieMo @willaful 8h

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BarkingMadRead

Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 25: #merrychristmas #timetofigureoutwhodunnit #iknowwhoisuspect 🤞🏻 #isitwhitby #thehearseisfound #whatcouldthatmean #redherring ⁉️ #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Soubhiville This screenshot makes me laugh! I love Clue so much. 23h

Bookwormjillk Merry Christmas! I have no idea what‘s going on as usual. 22h

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BarkingMadRead @Soubhiville this book is making me want to watch it again, for the hundredth time 🤣 21h

willaful @Bookwormjillk evergreen. 😂 20h

eeclayton If Abbershaw is supposed to be known at Scotland Yard, isn't there someone there who Abbershaw can trust and contact? Not that this is the only thing I don't understand.
Merry Christmas! 15h

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BarkingMadRead

Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 24: #detectivepillow #lookingforthemurderer #whocoulditbe #everyoneisdeparting #campionisatripasalways #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

lil1inblue This chapter felt like a bit of a let-down after all of that action. 2d

dabbe @lil1inblue I totally agree! It's like, “Oh, well, we're free. Let's go home. Hello, people. There's still a murderer out there, and the room ain't locked anymore! 🤣 2d

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Bookwormjillk Weird chapter that felt like an ending except there‘s still an hour left to go. Also this image. Detective Pillow 😂 2d

willaful Love Detective Pillow! I agree @Bookwormjillk, I was surprised that wasn't it. I guess the murderer is still going to have to come out of the woodwork. I think I know who it is... 2d

mcctrish I legit have no idea who did anything and this chapter is just milking out the wrap up imo 1d

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LitsyEvents

Shirley by Charlotte Bronte, Fiction | Charlotte Bront�

repost for @BarkingMadRead

Ok #hashtagbrigade it‘s about that time again! Our first book of 2026 is Shirley! Drop a comment below if you‘d like to join in! Anyone can join, but please know that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so you should read the chapter before you read my post!

#BuddyRead

BarkingMadRead Thank you for sharing! 2d

dabbe Can you repost the entire 2026 schedule? Thanks! 💚🤍♥️ 2d

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BarbaraJean

Grapes of Wrath | John Steinbeck

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I‘ve owned a copy of this for years, but never mustered up the fortitude to read it, so when the #HashtagBrigade tackled it in November, I jumped in. (Because why not tackle Grapes of Wrath AND Old Curiosity Shop at the same time?!)

I‘m stating the obvious here, but this was heartbreaking. Relentlessly sad (which I expected because: Steinbeck), but also infuriating—the injustice throughout, and the bleakness and suddenness of the ending (which ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d)…I also should have expected, because: Steinbeck). But what a masterpiece.

I‘m glad I read it, but I don‘t think I‘ll ever reread. And many, many thanks to @BarkingMadRead and the Hashtag Brigade for being the support I needed to get through it! My husband saw me reading it and asked me WHY. 😆

Also: this was my chunkster for the #ClassicsChallenge2025 - completing the challenge! @LunaKay (edited) 3d

BkClubCare I recently found a very old list of books I had read when younger and it had Grapes of Wrath crossed off. I do not remember reading it! Either I crossed it off as “Nope, not gonna read THIS” or I blotted the experience from my memory. 3d

BarbaraJean @BkClubCare Hahahaha... younger self had the wisdom to say NOPE! I feel like you'd definitely have remembered reading this, but maybe it was a rage/trauma-induced blotting-out! 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Crime at Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

Ch 23: #thatescalatedquickly #beethovenshotadog ⁉️ #wtf #thehuntersarepissed #beethovenruns #horseschargethecar #sostressful #thecarswerves 💥 #staytuned #hashtagbrigade

Bookwormjillk WTF indeed 3d

dabbe This is where I went 😳! 3d

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willaful How did I forget to read my chapter last night?! 3d

lil1inblue Did anyone else giggle at Campion saying “Oh, Inky-Pinky“? Also - the angry lady that smacked Beethoven with a crop!!! What! 3d

BarkingMadRead @lil1inblue it reminds me of Hugh Grant in Nottinghill 🤣 3d

lil1inblue @BarkingMadRead YES! 😂 😍 3d

mcctrish I completely underestimated the Hunt #istandcorrected Lady Di-something or other wins and Guffy gets a second for excellent crop wielding 3d

willaful As anyone who's read Wodehouse knows, you do NOT mess with the oldest members. 😂 Love how British this whole chapter is. 3d

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Ruthiella

Shirley by Charlotte Bronte, Fiction | Charlotte Bront�

#HashtagBrigade

Am I probably actually going to read a free copy from Project Gutenberg downloaded to my ereader? YES

Did I nonetheless splurge on this beautiful hardcover? YES

Does it match my other Anne and Charlotte Brontë Everyman‘s Library editions? YES

Am I probably going to buy Wuthering Heights in the same edition, even though I own it in a Penguin black spine paperback and will likely never reread having already read it twice? YES

BarkingMadRead

do-re-mi The pretty editions are so tempting but sometimes the e-book versions are so much easier to actually read. 😂 📚 💗 3d

TheBookHippie Oh that‘s pretty. 3d

Ruthiella @do-re-mi Exactly! 😂📚❤️ 3d

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Ruthiella @TheBookHippie I agree! I love a beautiful, well made hardcover! 3d

Tamra Gorgeous! I would have too. 3d

LeahBergen I always like Everyman‘s Library editions, too! 3d

Ruthiella @Tamra I do love matching editions! 3d

Ruthiella @LeahBergen They are quality! 3d

AnnCrystal 😅📚👏🏼😉👍🏼💝. 3d

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BarkingMadRead

Shirley by Charlotte Bronte, Fiction | Charlotte Bront�

Ok #hashtagbrigade it‘s about that time again! Our first book of 2026 is Shirley! Drop a comment below if you‘d like to join in! Anyone can join, but please know that my hashtags are often ridiculous and always chapter spoilers, so you should read the chapter before you read my post!

BarkingMadRead @litsyevents
@indoordame @librarybelle @tineke @bookwormjillk @rubyslippersreads @sace @currentlyreadinginco @annr @annececelie @barbarajean @lil1inblue @cindymylifeislit 3d

BarkingMadRead @eeclayton @deblovestoread @julieclair @ruthiella @jenniferw88 @bklover @dabbe @peanutnine @willaful @cuilin @mcctrish @clare-dragonfly @quietjenn @jewright @jacqmac @lapreader 3d

BarkingMadRead @daisey @morr_books @covertocovergirl @kwmg40 @thearomaofbooks @larkken @samanne @5feet.of.fury @crinoline_laphroaig @daisey @kao @i.besteph @elizamarie @dieareader @anishainkspill 3d

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Bookwormjillk I‘ll be there! 3d

kwmg40 I‘d like to join, please! 3d

TheBookHippie Me!!! 3d

eeclayton 🙋‍♀️ I've already borrowed a copy from my local library 🙂 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3d

JacqMac Me, please! 3d

Daisey I‘m in for this one! 3d

mcctrish I‘ve got an actual physical copy for this one, kicking off the new year in style 🎉 3d

ElizaMarie I‘m in!!!! Need to secure my copy now! 3d

Clare-Dragonfly I‘m always in for a Brontë! 3d

Ruthiella I‘m in! 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3d

TheAromaofBooks Another 500 page novel, why not 😂 3d

Larkken I've never read this Bronte, maybe this group will keep me engaged! I'm in. 3d

Bklover I‘m in! I have the same version you have. 😊 3d

BarbaraJean I own a copy and I haven‘t read this one, so: yes! I‘m in! @TheAromaofBooks 😂😂 Right?! 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 3d

AnishaInkspill when I saw this I was tempted but withthe other books I've lined up for Jan, but I'm sorry to say I can't think of how I can read this as well and am happy to tag along or keep an eye out for your posts 3d

dabbe Count me in! Hey, we can all claim this as a #chunkster for @Amiable's challenge and #allergictochunksters for @julieclair's! 😍 3d

Amiable Yay for chunkster love! 🙌🏼 3d

Cuilin Yes. Definitely 💯 already have my copy. 3d

BarkingMadRead @AnishaInkspill do you want me to tag you in the daily posts? Or keep you on the tag list for the brigade? 3d

lil1inblue I'm definitely in for this one! 😍 3d

willaful @TheAromaofBooks bonus, perfect for the #AllergicToChunksters challenge! 😁 3d

willaful Looking forward to Shirley, it's the only Charlotte I could never read. 3d

Crinoline_Laphroaig I will attempt it. 3d

CindyMyLifeIsLit One of the few Brontes that I haven‘t read! Looking forward to it! 3d

rubyslippersreads I‘ve read this, so I won‘t reread. But please tag me, because I know I‘ll enjoy the hashtags. 😄 3d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 2d

peanutnine Searching for a copy but count me in! 2d

quietjenn Yes, please! 2d

melissajayne What is the hashtagbrigade? 2d

BarkingMadRead @melissajayne we are an offshoot of the #pemberlittens we started reading Jane Austen during the pandemic and it turned into us reading classics. We read a chapter a day and I summarize each chapter each day with hashtags 2d

melissajayne @BarkingMadRead count me in. 2d

Tineke Yes, I'm in. I acquired my copy through Vinted. 21h

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dabbe

The Crime At Black Dudley | Margery Allingham

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Thank you, @BarkingMadRead and the #hashtagbrigade ... what a ride this one was!

THE CRIME AT BLACK DUDLEY is an early Golden Age mystery that introduces Albert Campion in a secondary role. Set in an isolated country house, it combines murder, suspense, and criminal intrigue. The atmosphere is strong, but the pacing was sometimes uneven, the characters were thinly drawn, and the plot was occasionally implausible but (dare I say) fun. ⬇️

dabbe The first novels by A. Christie (introducing Poirot) and D.L. Sayers (introducing Lord Peter Wimsey, a foppish sort similar to Campion) were not their best either and seemed more experimental—as does this one. Allingham originally intended Abbershaw to be her detective, but readers preferred the idiosyncratic behavior of Campion. As a first novel, it shows promise, and I am interested in reading more with Campion to see how he progresses. 4d

kspenmoll Fantastic well thought out review! ❤️ 4d

BarkingMadRead 😍😍😍 4d

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Ruthiella Going in, I only knew that Campion was the detective of the series and was wondering initially who this Abbershaw fella was! 😂 4d

dabbe @kspenmoll TY! My English teacher self is quite tickled, I must say. 🤣😍🤩 3d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead #yourock 😍 3d

dabbe @Ruthiella #ditto! And I want to say something about the ending, but I'll wait until that last chapter is posted by @BarkingMadRead. 🎯♥️🎯 3d

BarkingMadRead I can‘t wait to get to the end. It may happen tomorrow 🤣 3d

dabbe @BarkingMadRead #woohoo! 😍 3d

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