Reviews

‘Christine Poulson’s wonderful sense of place brings Cambridge to life. Cassie overcomes the problems facing her with wit and guile aplenty and ensures the reader’s empathy from first word to last . . . an enthralling and engaging read that underlines Christine’s burgeoning reputation as a crime novelist to watch.’ [Stage Fright]

- SHOTS MAGAZINE

Something old, something new …

Posted on May 22, 2025 in Clifford Witting, Galileo Publishers, In the Blink of an Eye, Jo Callaghan, Silence After Dinner | 4 Comments

A couple of weeks ago I was thrilled to receive a review copy of Clifford Witting’s, Silence After Dinner, the latest of his crime novels to be published by the splendid Galileo Publishers. It isn’t strictly speaking Golden Age, as it was published in 1953, but it’s very much in the GA spirit. It opens […]

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Golden Age Treats

Posted on Jul 13, 2022 in Clifford Witting, Dead on Time, J. S. Fletcher, Martin Edwards, Murder at the College, The Yorkshire Moorland Mystery, This Deadly Isle, Victor L. Whitechurch | 6 Comments

This Deadly Ilse: A Golden Age Mystery Map is a perfect gift for the GA fan in your life – or for yourself. It is attractively designed and the captions are written by Martin Edwards – need I say more? Some of the locations and the books associated with them were familiar to me – […]

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Splendid reprints of a forgotten GA author

Posted on Oct 19, 2021 in Catt Out Of The Bag, Clifford Witting, Galileo Publishing, Measure for Murder, Murder in Blue | 4 Comments

On a morning early in 1940 Mrs Mudge, the charlady, arrives at Lulverton Little theatre, home of the local amateur dramatic society, whose first performance of Measure for Measure is due to take place that evening. She goes into the box office: ‘with the still whining vacuum-cleaner dragging behind her like an unhappy dog on […]

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