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The Affair at the Victory Ball by Agatha Christie (1923)
Yesterday, I reviewed “The Queen’s Square“, a short story written by Dorothy L. Sayers, which made several allusions and references to Christie’s short story “The Affair of the Victory Ball” starring her iconic sleuth, Hercule Poirot. I had to post a review to better illustrate the interplay between these two stories. Publication History “The Affair…
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“The Queen’s Square” from Hangman’s Holiday by Dorothy L. Sayers (1933) | #2025ChristmasReadingChallenge | #20BooksOfChristmas | 5/20
“The Queen’s Square” is the first of two Christmas-themed Lord Peter Wimsey short stories from the short story collection Hangman’s Holiday, which I’ll be reviewing for the holiday season. In “The Queen’s Square”, Lord Peter Wimsey is attending a festive costume party a few days before Christmas, when a young woman is found dead next…
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The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers (1934) | #2025ChristmasReadingChallenge | #20BooksOfChristmas | 4/20
The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers was first published in 1934 by Victor Gollancz Ltd. It is the ninth full-length novel featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and is widely regarded as one of Sayers’s finest achievements. The book is particularly noted for its intricate structure, its deep engagement with the English Fenlands, and its extraordinary…
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“The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle” by Arthur Conan Doyle (1892) | #2025ChristmasReadingChallenge | #20BooksOfChristmas 3/20
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle: Holmes for the Holidays Few Sherlock Holmes stories capture the warm glow of the holidays quite like The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle. Blending festive London streets, comic misadventures, and a glittering stolen gem, this classic tale showcases not only Holmes’ sharp deductive brilliance but also Arthur Conan Doyle’s…
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I Am Half-Sick of Shadows by Alan Bradley (2011) | #2025ChristmasReadingChallenge #20BooksOfChristmas | 2/20
Nothing gets me in the Christmas spirit like a good old-fashioned Christmas movie. My husband and I have a long list of favorite Christmas flicks that we rewatch every year- Christmas in Connecticut, Home Alone 1 & 2, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Miracle on 34th Street, and every Christmas Eve we watch How the Grinch…
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A Christmas Tragedy by Agatha Christie (1930) | #2025ChristmasReadingChallenge | #20BooksOfChristmas | 1/20
It’s the first of December, and I’m definitely getting into the Christmas spirit- Michael Buble’s Christmas album is playing on repeat, sugar cookies are baked, and I’m ready for a good old-fashioned Christmas-themed mystery #2025Christmas Reading Challenge I’ll be participating in the 2025 Christmas Reading Challenge hosted by That Happy Reader and aim to review…
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20 Books of Christmas Reading Challenge: An Introduction | #2025ChristmasReadingChallenge #20BooksOfChristmas
Hello Readers! After a (mostly) year long hiatus from blogging I am returning to attempt to read 20 Christmas-themed mysteries for the holiday season. I’ll be participating in the Christmas 2025 Reading Challenge Hosted by That Happy Reader. You can go to her page to read all the ins and outs of the challenge and…
Golden Age of Detective Fiction 