Raymond Chandler

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Review: On Her Majesty’s Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen

Book Reviews, Classic Mysteries / By Ellen Seltz

I wasn’t sure at first if I was going to like this book. To be perfectly honest, I wasn’t sure if I could finish it at all. The most frustrating thing was that by rights I ought to love this story. The premise is fantastic: Lady Georgianna Rannoch (Georgie to her friends) is the epitome …

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Review: Dead Cert by Dick Francis

Book Reviews, Classic Mysteries / By Ellen Seltz

Dick Francis is the cozy lover’s Raymond Chandler. He plunks down a hard-boiled thriller right in the middle of a cozy mystery setup, and somehow it just…works. It’s really amazing when you think about it. Francis’ books have all the trappings of a textbook cozy, right down the line: an amateur sleuth with an interesting hobby or …

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