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#736: Minor Felonies – The Mystery of the Iron Box (1952) by Bruce Campbell

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 / JJ / 2 Comments

At the risk of appearing to stoke the thoroughly-raked embers of the “Is Die Hard (1988) a Christmas movie?” conversation — it’s not, by the way — how much Christmas should appear in your mystery in order for it to be considered a Christmas Mystery?

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#651: Minor Felonies – The Secret of Hangman’s Inn (1956) by Bruce Campbell

March 31, 2020March 30, 2020 / JJ / Leave a comment

Secret of Hangman's Inn

I, doubtless in common with anyone who has persevered through the stronger and weaker works of any prolific author’s career, have been moved at times to reflect at what point a long-running series becomes good before it starts to tail off in quality through the challenges of sustaining such an output.

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#583: Minor Felonies – The Clue of the Coiled Cobra (1951) by Bruce Campbell

October 22, 2019October 23, 2019 / JJ / 9 Comments

Clue of the Coiled Cobra

There’s a comforting familiarity about the Ken Holt Mysteries for Boys written by Beryl and Sam Epstein under the nom de plume Bruce Campbell.  This is only the third one I’ve read, but, perhaps because of the strict adherence to classic ingredients, I feel like I’m about 12 books deep in the series.

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#516: Minor Felonies – The Clue of the Marked Claw (1950) by Bruce Campbell

April 23, 2019April 19, 2019 / JJ / 8 Comments

Clue of the Marked Claw

Man, things were simpler in the 1950s.  Back then, the fourth book in a series of juvenile detective adventures could centre around lobster fishing and the series could still run for a further 14 titles.  Kids those days, eh?

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