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10 October, 2016

10 copies of The White Cottage Mystery up for grabs Writing in the 1920s and 30s, Margery Allingham became one of the ‘queens’ of Golden Age crime fiction, alongside the likes of Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh and Dorothy L Sayers. She is best known for her…

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CIS: Ten top crime classics from Bloomsbury Reader

By crimefictionlover

26 September, 2016

For the entire month of September 2016, we’ve been celebrating the best crime fiction of years gone by. Classics in September is a hit with readers, and our sponsor Bloomsbury Reader is one of the publishers out there that has been unearthing Golden Age crime fiction…

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CIS: The White Cottage Mystery

By DeathBecomesHer

21 September, 2016

Written by Margery Allingham — The best thing about CrimeFictionLover’s Classics in September is that it encourages readers to step out of their comfort zones and sample some of the greats from the past. It also has a tendency of highlighting huge gaps in your…

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The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham

By Andre

15 July, 2015

As one of the so-called queens of the Golden Age of crime fiction, Margery Allingham’s an author whose works have remained in print decades after they were first published. Her amateur sleuth Albert Campion, an affable aristocrat, appeared in 19 novels by Allingham. Following her…

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CIS: Classics by Bloomsbury Reader part 2

By DavidPrestidge

28 September, 2014

Earlier this month we looked at the five new digital reprints of classic British crime fiction, brought to you by Bloomsbury Reader our sponsor for this year’s Classsics in September. This digital imprint specialises in classic crime titles, some of which have been out of…

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CIS: Books to Die For

By Andre

23 September, 2014

Whether it’s Golden Age giants or great lost novels, there’s always another crime classic waiting to be discovered. If Classics in September has opened your eyes to this diverse literary canon, then there’s a new edition of an ambitious book that provides an indispensable insight…

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10 of the best Golden Age crime novels

By nagaisayonara

18 April, 2014

Easter is here, a time to be with family, enjoy hot cross buns and maybe even a chocolate egg or two. If all that wears a little thin, the long weekend is also a great time to indulge in your passion – reading crime. Whether…

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I think I need to lie down...

By DavidPrestidge

3 April, 2014

On the Radar — So many fascinating crime books are being released at the moment, we wouldn’t blame you if you felt the need to lie down. Our reviewers certainly feel that way at the moment. The publishing industry is a veritable Gatling gun spraying…

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Take our Margery Allingham quiz - win The White Cottage Mystery

CIS: Ten top crime classics from Bloomsbury Reader

CIS: The White Cottage Mystery

The Tiger in the Smoke by Margery Allingham

CIS: Classics by Bloomsbury Reader part 2

CIS: Books to Die For

10 of the best Golden Age crime novels

I think I need to lie down...

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