Dragon’s Cave (1940), Clyde B. Clason’s 8th Professor Lucius Theocritus Westborough mystery novel, offers not one but two locked-room puzzles. A collector of edged weapons is murdered with a 16th century Swiss halberd. Witty, polished, erudite.

My review: https://vintagepopfictions.blogspot.com/2015/10/clyde-b-clasons-dragons-cave.html

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The #LockedRoomMystery is a popular reality genre where a husband returns home from a night out and discovers his keys don't fit anymore.

My review of The Honjin Murders, Seishi Yokomizo has just been posted:

https://www.austcrimefiction.org/review/honjin-murders-seishi-yokomizo

Originally published in 1946, this golden-age styled, locked room murder mystery introduced the scruffy, observant and deeply thoughtful amateur detective Kosuke Kindaichi.

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The Horror of Fang Rock needs more love: effectively a #lockedroommystery but in a lighthouse on a fogbound island, capturing a lovely #Hammerhorror vibe in a Victorian Gothic setting. What's not to love?

#bookishAdvent day 6
The Honjin Murders by Seishi Yokomizo
It's a #japanese #lockedroommystery #murdermystery and the narration is so visual it feels like you're watching a movie. It also touches upon a mental health disorder that's often taken lightly but could even leads to deaths in severe cases. Be sure to pay close attention to everything. 😉
(Forgot to post yesterday so doing it now 🤫)
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Which one should I read first?
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