REVIEWED BY: Ms. Cairo
MY RECOMMENDATION: YES
AMAZON SUBSCRIPTION PAGE: Classic Mysteries
WEB ADDRESS: http://www.classicmysteries.net/
BLOG DESCRIPTION: Podcasts, reviews and conversations about fine mysteries worth reading and re-reading.
MY REVIEW: I love this blog. A definite must subscribe, if you are any kind of a mystery fan.
Truth to tell, I was raised on the classic mysteries Les Blatt talks about here, so much so that I return to them again and again, instead of the modern stuff written these days that is too gruesome for my taste, or just so much pap. (How many middle-aged women with cranky mothers or otherwise disfunctional families can operate a catering service or a bed and breakfast or a dog walking business and on and on).
Okay, inconsistency is the hobgoblin of little minds. I normally discourage subscribing to blogs that make you click on a link to be taken to the complete article... but with this blog, it's worth it. Also, a few of the reviews are podcasts, which you can't hear on the Kindle. But, when you come across a book and Blatt's prose makes you curious to know more, then you can bop on over to his website and take a listen.
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Thanks for the kind words. I review classic mysteries for the same reason you say you read them - I don't much care about 700-page thrillers packed with violence. I like some of today's "cozy" authors, whose works tend more towards traditional mystery lines, but I do find some to be repetitive. Thanks again for the positive review!
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