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10. "The Crime at Black Dudley" by Margery Allingham
Sun Jun 21, 2020, 02:09 PM
Jun 2020

I read "Murder at the Brightwell" by Ashley Weaver which is set in 1932, and really not too bad. Decided to make a comparison with works written at that time so read "Murder must Advertise" by Dorothy L. Sayers written in 1933. One of the two Sayers that I hadn't read, and really very good.
"The Crime at Black Dudley" was written in 1929. I think I read it at school and didn't like it.
Next up is "Overture to Death" by Ngaio Marsh.

There have been a few more virus cases in our district - these seem to be linked to an outbreak at a meat processing plant, but otherwise the trend seems to be slightly down. The best indicator for us seems to be the local hospital, which has now had no deaths in over a fortnight. They keep relaxing the restrictions and so far it seems things are in check. The pubs and hairdressers re-open on 4th July so that'll be the next test.

Stay safe bookworms

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