#beatthebacklist

tcl-bookreviews.com

Making the Unhappy, Happy Again.

Book Review for “Parker Pyne Investigates” by Agatha Christie. Summary: "Agatha Christie once again demonstrates her mastery of the short form mystery with Parker Pyne Investigates—short stories of crime and detection featuring Parker Pyne, certainly one of the most unconventional private investigators ever to pursue a hot lead. Mrs. Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled upon an advertisement in the Times that read: "Are you happy?

tcl-bookreviews.com

TCL’s #CCSpin #40 Book Review – Hunger No More.

Book Review for “A Moveable Feast” by Ernest Hemingway. Summary: "Hemingway’s memories of his life as an unknown writer living in Paris in the twenties are deeply personal, warmly affectionate and full of wit. Looking back not only at his own much younger self, but also at the other writers who shared Paris with him – James Joyce, Wyndham Lewis, Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald – he recalls the time when, poor, happy and writing in cafes, he discovered his vocation.

beatthebacklist.com

Beat the Backlist Reading Challenge

Started in 2017, the Beat the Backlist Reading Challenge is focused on reading books published in the previous year or earlier.

tcl-bookreviews.com

The Second Battle (and Bundle too)!

Book Review for “The Seven Dials Mystery” by Agatha Christie. Summary: "Gerry Wade had proved himself to be a champion sleeper, so the other house guests decided to play a practical joke on him. Eight loud alarm clocks were set to go off, one after the other, starting at 6.30 a.m. But when morning arrived, one clock was missing and the prank had backfired with tragic consequences.