Out this Thursday - the outstanding A Deadly Episode by @anthonyhorowitz.com from @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social - a masterclass in how to write a whodunnit and how to still fool someone who's read far too many mysteries like me... #BookSky #Mystery classicmystery.blog/2026/04/20/a...

This week's forgotten book is one of Brian Flynn's Anthony Bathurst mysteries, reprinted by Dean Street Press. A blackmailer, the accused killer, a hanging judge, and a jaw-dropping plot twist. #FFB 📚⚡️ 📚💙 happinessisabook.com/fridays-forg...

Death Walks by the River (1959) by Vicars Bell crossexaminingcrime.com/2026/04/12/d... #BookSky from my blogging buddy Kate

Out now - the latest historical epic from friend of the blog and Morris dancer extraordinaire @michaeljecksauthor.bsky.social @boldwoodbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #Historical #HundredYearsWar classicmystery.blog/2026/04/12/t...

New review of an old book - The Dead Can Tell by Helen Reilly #BookSky #Mystery classicmystery.blog/2026/04/09/t...

Out tomorrow from @pushkinpress.com - The Spirit Guide by Bridget Walsh #Mystery #Victoriana #BookSky #Spiritualism classicmystery.blog/2026/04/08/t...

Time for something from the plie labelled “please reprint!” #BookSky #ClassicCrime classicmystery.blog/2026/04/06/f...

Off to court with another excellent Perry Mason read #BookSky #PerryMason #Mystery classicmystery.blog/2026/04/03/t...

New review of a near-unobtainable mystery novel, arguably the first ever historical mystery #HistoryMystery #ClassicMystery #BookSky #JohnDicksonCarr classicmystery.blog/2026/03/31/d...

A lost mystery from actress Dulcie Gray - Epitaph For A Dead Actress from 1960 #ClassicMystery #BookSky #mysteryhammer classicmystery.blog/2026/03/29/e...

Out now from @britishlibrary.bsky.social - The Double Turn by Carol Carnac/ECR #BookSky #ClassicMystery classicmystery.blog/2026/03/27/t...

Think I forgot to post this review for this classy wartime mystery from Jim Kelly @waterclock.bsky.social @allisonandbusby.bsky.social Oops. #BookSky #HistoryMystery classicmystery.blog/2026/03/19/t...

A blast from the recent past - the wonderful The Herring-Seller's Apprentice by L C Tyler, a must read for fans of classic mysteries... @allisonandbusby.bsky.social classicmystery.blog/2026/03/22/t... #BookSky #Mystery #MustRead

Did you know the great Anthony Bathurst is of Irish descent? Brian Flynn confirms the sleuth's heritage in The Spiked Lion: a fitting pedigree for such a sharp mind! Celebrate with our new editions! 📚🥃☘️ #StPatricksDay #BrianFlynn #ClassicCrime @puzzledoctor.bsky.social

Out today - why has a serial killer written an autobiography/self-help guide? #Mystery #Thriller #BookSky @bantambooksuk.bsky.social classicmystery.blog/2026/03/12/h...

BREAKING NEWS: An otter is a bit sleepy.

Cosy time, and it's off to the garden for Seeds Of Murder by Rosie Sandler #BookSky #CosyCrime classicmystery.blog/2026/03/02/s...

Book of the month time and, oddly, it’s between the only two authors who I’ve ever taken selfies with - @kateellisauthor.bsky.social and @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social … #BookSky #BookOfTheMonth classicmystery.blog/2026/02/28/t...

The debut adventure for the World's Greatest (10 Year-Old) Detective! Montgomery Bonbon in Murder At The Museum by @misterabk.bsky.social - and it's marvellous! #BookSky #Mystery classicmystery.blog/2026/02/27/m...

New review - it's cosy time with Murder By The Book by @mrgdavies.bsky.social #BookSky #CosyMystery classicmystery.blog/2026/02/22/m...

A classic mystery that you need to read before someone tells you why it’s a classic… #ClassicMystery #BookSky classicmystery.blog/2026/02/21/t...

A book that's impossible to find but, good news - it's okay, but not that brilliant... #BookSky #ClassicMystery classicmystery.blog/2026/02/19/w...

A really interesting short story collection from members of @thecwa.bsky.social edited by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social #Mystery #ShortStories #BookSky classicmystery.blog/2026/02/18/t...

2025’s Dream Reprint - Let's Get Voting crossexaminingcrime.com/2026/02/15/2... - courtesy of Kate at Cross Examining Crime #BookSky #ClassicMystery #Reprint

A little favour for my blogging buddy Kate with a round-up of the candidates for the Dream Reprint Poll - coming soon to her blog #classiccrime #BookSky #Reprint classicmystery.blog/2026/02/10/d...

Out now - the latest from the wonderful @kateellisauthor.bsky.social . The return after ten years of Joe Plantagenet in a marvellously twisty and spooky mystery from @littlebrown.bsky.social #BookSky #Mystery classicmystery.blog/2026/02/09/k...

About 30% through this book now and laughing out loud. #booksky

Time for the Dream Classic Crime Reprint nominations - here's mine #BookSky #ClassicCrime #ClassicMystery classicmystery.blog/2026/02/07/d...

Out now from @vaseemkhanuk.bsky.social and @hodderfiction.bsky.social - the sixth Malabar House mystery, The Edge Of Darkness #BookSky #Mystery #HistoryMystery classicmystery.blog/2026/02/05/t...

Trigger Warning - in this one, the dog dies! That's not a spoiler, is it? #BookSky #SherlockHolmes #Mystery classicmystery.blog/2026/02/02/t...

Yesterday I went to the fabulous @stockportnoir.bsky.social book festival in, well, Stockport and I thought I'd share the experience as best I can. #BookSky #CrimeFiction #Mystery classicmystery.blog/2026/02/01/s...

Book Of The Month time - and quite an easy win this month for @robparkerauthor.bsky.social #BookTwitter #Puzzly #BookOfTheMonth classicmystery.blog/2026/02/01/t...

"A proper mystery with interesting and varied characters, and Ace the border collie is absolutely fabulous! Another entertaining read in one of my favourite new series" Great review of The Dog Sitter Detective Takes the Lead from The Puzzle Doctor:

Today's post sees me take a look at The Wicked Go To Hell, a short novel by Frédéric Dard. The concept: two men are put in a jail cell together. One of them is a dangerous spy, the other an undercover cop. But which is which? ⚡️📚

Another first-rate canine murder mystery in one of my favourite new series from @antonyjohnston.bsky.social and @allisonandbusby.bsky.social #Mystery #BorderCollie #BookSky classicmystery.blog/2026/01/29/t...

Out now from the @britishlibrary.bsky.social Crime Classics range - Sky High by Michael Gilbert, with an introduction by @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social #BookSky #CrimeClassics classicmystery.blog/2026/01/24/s...

Out now from @robparkerauthor.bsky.social, the follow-up to the equally impressive The Troubled Deep, the absolutely first rate Forbidden Waters #Thriller #BookSky classicmystery.blog/2026/01/16/f...

It was my December Book of the Month but it's finally out in the wild for anyone to read! The latest from @robthor.bsky.social and @hqstories.bsky.social and the only Murder Club that matters! #BookSky #Mystery classicmystery.blog/2025/12/11/t...

A fun collection of short stories from the master of the locked room mystery #JohnDicksonCarr #BookSky #LockedRoom classicmystery.blog/2026/01/12/t...

"A comedy of manners with the occasional murder." Kind of wish it had been the other way round... #Mystery #ClassicCrime #BookSky classicmystery.blog/2026/01/10/t...

Many thanks to @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social books for the tip on this author - a really interesting read and I hope I'll find more from the author in the future #Mystery #BookSky classicmystery.blog/2026/01/05/t...

A masterpiece of suspense... #Mystery #ClassicCrime #BookSky classicmystery.blog/2026/01/04/t...

The Black Archive is a series of books which take an in-depth look at individual Doctor Who stories.

First review of the year and Perry Mason finds himself in deep water... #BookSky #Mystery #PerryMason classicmystery.blog/2026/01/02/t...

Here we go... it's time for my Review of the Year on the blog... #BookSky #Mystery classicmystery.blog/2025/12/31/r...

The Puzzly is a day early this month to make way for my Review of 2025 and luckily @robthor.bsky.social made it very, very easy to choose the winner classicmystery.blog/2025/12/30/t...

My thoughts on the @deathinparadise Christmas special - and series 14 as I forgot to do it at the time. Sorry! classicmystery.blog/2025/12/30/d...

A seasonal collection of short stories from @britishlibrary.bsky.social and @martinedwardsbooks.bsky.social - just not this season... #ClassicCrime #BookSky #ShortStories classicmystery.blog/2025/12/29/c...

An old unreprinted title that is very hard to find - and probably not worth the effort #BookSky #ClassicMystery #JohnRhode classicmystery.blog/2025/12/29/t...

Book Three in one of my favourite series - The Black Dove by Steve Hockensmith classicmystery.blog/2025/12/28/t...