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Quick Curtain by Alan Melville

Posted on August 9, 2018 by forwardtranslations

After Death on the Cherwell, I have checked out a few more of the British Library’s Crime Classics series and Alan Melville‘s books really stand out among the bunch for the quality of their writing. Melville wrote a few crime … Continue reading →

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Death on the Cherwell by Mavis Doriel Hay

Posted on April 2, 2018 by forwardtranslations

For Miss Cordell, principal of Persephone College, there are two great evils to be feared: unladylike behaviour among her students, and bad publicity for the college. So her prim and cosy world is turned upside down when a secret society … Continue reading →

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